When the starter was rebuilt was the solenoid replaced? If not the switch
might be bad. If the contacts are dirty/pitted the motor might run well with
out a load but not with the load of turning over the engine. Shorting the
terminals with a screw driver will confirm this.
Another way to check is the voltage at the starter. Unless you have three
long arms you're going to need some help with this. ;^)) Have someone hold
the negative lead of a volt meter to the negative terminal of the battery.
Touch the positive lead of the meter to the top terminal on the solenoid. The
meter should read battery voltage. 12 volts, give or take just a bit. Now
have the third helper hit the starter. The voltage should drop to 8 to 10
volts. Place the positive meter lead on the lower solenoid terminal and
crank the engine again. It should read the same as the top terminal. If
there is a drop in the voltage it indicates a bad switch in the solenoid.
If the voltages look good try the same thing again except hold the negative
lead of the meter to the starter motor mounting bolt. If the voltage is lower
it tells you that you have a bad ground somewhere. If the voltages still look
good then you have either something wrong with the starter or something too
tight in the engine that is dragging it down
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
roadster@schroeder-family.us
Home page: http://schroeder-family.us
NRA Life Member
Behold the superfluous. They are always sick. They
vomit their gall and call it a newspaper.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1844-1900
----- Original Message -----
From: roadster68
To: Fred Schroeder ; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000???
I am not sure that I made myself very clear but the starter was rebuilt as
part of my restoration. The car has not been started as I am just getting
to that point now so there are no miles on the rebuilt starter. It was
turning over the motor but it is very slow. What else could it be? Is it
possible to have some wires crossed on the starter? I checked each fuse
curcuit in the car before attempting to start the car. The only one that
showed some current was the one with the clock on it. And the clock works.
Larry.
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