[Roadsters] starter--revisited

[ljordan704 at netscape.net]

 Tim,
You might want to check the wires coming from the alternator. Smoke is no good. I would still DC the battery and go around to every electrical connector and ground point on the car and spray electrical contact cleaner and sand the ground points. Some points will be irrelevant to your problem, perhaps, but at least you will have a good beginning reference point. Also check the voltage regulator ground, if you have one, which is the screw holes into the car body.? 
Since the PO did some wacky wiring there could be more and going around to all connections etc can help you find it before it becomes a meltdown. It still may not help though if it's really a hack job but maybe you can save it. Hope so! The fact that your starter kind of turned may mean it is wiring not the starter itself, thus saving you from pulling the starter and buying a new one. 
Linda
 

 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <tputland at charter.net>
Sent: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 8:06 am
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] starter--revisited










After finding and fixing a mis-grounded negative battery cablebThe PO had it
mounted to the aluminum smog pump bracket. OMG!     I have been able to get
the starter to turn the motor just a littlebthe fan is making about half a
turn and there is noise coming from the starterbnot a clicking just a kind
of like a slight groan (??I thnk...it is hard to describe--??). I have not
kept trying to get the motor to turn over as I have seen a wisp of smoke
coming up between the carbs. This must be coming from the starter I have to
assume.

Is my starter shot? Can they be tested?

This is a 70 2000 by the way. If I reposition the jack stand I can get under
the car better to see and work on the starter.

Thanks

Tim
Belleville, WI.
'70 SPL AND SRL
Still clueless but always learning

---- Steve Harvey <stebharvey at ameritech.net> wrote:

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Tim,

I think you can put the car on jack stands, remove the front left wheel and
you should be able to get to the starter.

Steve
P.S. I removed all of the hardware from the bumper and will bring them along
on Friday. I had to cut off the two brackets with my torch because the
welded nuts broke loose when I tried to unscrew the bolts.

-----Original Message-----
From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+stebharvey=ameritech.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+stebharvey=ameritech.net at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Tim
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 2:10 PM
To: datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net
Subject: [Roadsters] starter

How do you get to the starter? Is from underneath the only way? I don't know
that I can get my hand to it.

Will the carbs have to be removed if I cannot get to it from under neath?

Tim
Belleville, WI.
'70 SPL AND SRL
Still clueless but always learning
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