Enrique,
I'm not sure about the voltage to the solenoid. I would have thought that
12 volts was needed there as well. Why don't you connect the battery
connection at the starter with the solenoid spade with a jumper wire to
bypass the circuit with 7.5 volts to see if 12 volts will make the starter
work. If you have a remote starter this is usually how it it done with a
push button to use to make the circuit contact. This should give the
solenoid enough power to make the high amperage contact for the starter to
work if 7.5 volts isn't sufficient. The low voltage could be caused by a
big amperage draw from the starter on a bad battery also, but most likely is
a bad connection in the starter circuit (between the starter switch and the
starter itself. The voltage drop at the battery and the starter under load
should still give you at least 10 volts. You should also check the ground
strap between the solenoid and the starter body as it is the other side
(negative) side of the solenoid switch.
If the above fails, I am assuming that you tested the starter motor under no
load (didn't have to turn anything but itself). Maybe you should take out
the spark plugs and see it the starter can turn the engine with no
compression working against it. It could be that the starter just can't
turn the engine and was bad in the first place.
Hope this helps,
Dave 72 B
-----Original Message-----
From: Enrique Claure <spanlab@ceibo.entelnet.bo>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 9:36 PM
Subject: No starter no vroom
>Hi list,
>
>I still can't get my starter to turn. I checked voltage at the small white
>green and when I turn the key the voltage goes up to 7.5Volts? is this
>correct? I thought all voltage is supposed to be 12V?
>
>They starter relay clicks so I guess that works.
>
>I got under the car and wired the starter directly by joining the brown +
>cables to the negative bolt. The solenoid clicked so that works.
>
>I tested the darn starter before I installed it and I would hate to remove
>it after so much work.
>
>For on board testing should I join the small and large spades and put
>battery positive to the brown cables and negative to the starter body? (I
>forgot how I tested out board)
>
>thanks for any suggestions, Enrique
>
>
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