I know, you didn't want to waste bandwidth.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> I knew that was the problem. I was just waiting to see if anybody
> else would
> get it right. (heh-heh!)
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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>
> In a message dated 2/7/01 4:30:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> macleans@earthlink.net writes:
>
>
>
>> Gerard thought
>> the switch was grounding when the starter was pulled. Gerard
>> suspected
>> the connection post of the starter was twisted internally and
>> contacting the case of the starter grounding the circuit. After
>> reconnecting the cable from the starter switch to the starter by
>> looking
>> at the sequence of washers, lockwashers, fiber washers and nuts on
>> an
>> original factory exploded drawing sent by Gerard, the cable now was
>>
>> much farther away from the case of the starter than before. Another
>>
>> problem was the inspection band that covers the openings in the
>> starter
>> case for access to the carbon brush springs was very close to the
>> metal
>> connector on the cable right where the inspection band clamping
>> screw
>> drew it together. The cable must have been shorting to ground with
>> the
>> combination of the inspection band clamping screw being close to the
>>
>> cable and having only one brass nut and one fiber washer holding the
>>
>> cable to the post.
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