Are you trying to start it with jumper cables from the battery to the car?
I had fresh 1 year old battery, but running good heavy duty jumpers from the
battery on the bench to back of the starter and to the engine block as a
ground yielded results much like yours. Moved the battery over to the car
with good cables securely bolted in place and it starts like a champ.
One of many possibilities,
Bill
Bill Beecher
'58 TR3A TS/30766L "Tarbaby"
'62 TR3B TCF/2549L " Aunt B" (in rehab)
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'68 Land Rover Series IIa 88" "The Beast"
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-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Geo Hahn
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:56 PM
To: Dave
Cc: Triumphs
Subject: Re: [TR] starter motor?
You might measure the voltage of the battery as it is cranking the engine
-- that can tell you a bit more about it's condition.
12V after charging is a bit low and, in any case, doesn't say much.
The auto parts places can load test your battery. I wouldn't start taking
things apart until I was sure the battery was sound.
Geo
On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
> I have 3 batteries, and they are ALL heavy!!!!!
>
> one came with this car, acquired a few weeks ago, dated 11/11. after
> charging, my multi meter said it had 12? volts? donb t remember exactly.
>
> second battery is one Ib ve had for a few years, but worked in another
> car a couple months ago. charged it all night.
>
> third battery is out of my honda. die hard, probably a couple years
> old, no issues that I can ever remember.
>
> the first one turned the engine over, no plugs, as if the battery was
> very weak.
>
> the second turned the engine over, plugs in, as if the battery was
> very weak.
>
> third one turned the engine over, plugs in, as if the battery was very
> weak.
>
> after hoisting so many batteries in and out, I am very weak.
>
> Ib m thinking itb s a starter motor? should get it tested/rebuilt?
> could it just be a bad ground? I should get down there and clean all
> the contacts?
> most lights work as does the horn. ammeter looks like it works.
>
> no history of the car. was told it ran when parked (didnb t they
> all???), was told it had been in storage many years; car was restored
> at some point, is rust free as far as I can tell, but very dirty just
> from sitting. TR3B
>
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