[6pack] Dead

[Navarrette, Vance]

 	John:

	Battery. My last failure on the TR6 was almost identical to yours. Starts
great, voltmeter says battery is fully charged, headlights bright, etc. 10
minutes later, starter solenoid chatters but won't pull in, headlights still
seem bright. Next morning starts great, that weekend all I get is a click from
the starter.
	Pulled the battery, had it tested. Tested great. Dropped the starter, had it
tested. The tech says its fine. I express skepticism, so he proceeds to cut a
2x4 in half with the pinion while the starter is running on his test bench.
Hmm, OK, maybe the starter and solenoid are fine after all. What does that
leave? Relay, ignition switch, or is the battery intermittent?
	Next time it happens, I toss a set of jumpers on and it fires instantly. I go
to the battery place, the tech tests the battery AGAIN. Swears it is ok, and I
would be wasting my money. Thanks, but replace it anyway, says I. No problems
since.
	I think the light duty our batteries get is surprisingly hard on them. This
battery was 3 years old, way oversized, and was immaculate as were the binding
posts. No hint of a problem, yet it went intermittent. Not using it for 7
months out of the year seems to take a toll. At least, that is what I think.

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John Summers
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 5:15 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Dead

I don't often ask questions but I'm baffled.  Took the 6 out three times
yesterday and everything was fine.  Go out this afternoon and hit the
ignition
and nothing but a single click from the engine compartment.A few weeks ago I
went on a long - for me - night time trip of maybe 70 miles.  Driving at
interstate speeds I noticed the ignition light winking at me off and on.  I
changed the battery a couple months ago and the pole on the side of the
starter for some reason I couldn't get the cable connection all the way down
on it.  So I attributed the ignition light to maybe that.Like I said,
yesterday everything was fine.  Today just a single click.Ideas?John
Summers'74  TR 6