[Fot] Starter Question

[John Styduhar]

Make sure there is a good connection on the lead between the solenoid and
the starter.

On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 1:11 PM, Bob Totten via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> So I was going to take the race car for a spin around the neighborhood
> yesterday but the car would not start.  I knew the battery was low so I had
> it on the charger for a couple hours before hand but all I got was a click
> of the solenoid.  Cleaned the battery terminals checked, wiggled and
> tightened all connections of concern and .... click.
>
> Today I read it takes 10 hours on a 10 amp charger to get my red top gel
> cell battery to full charge, from the manufacturer web site.  Hmmmm never
> heard of that before.
>
> So back to starting again, I tried the jump start mode on the charger and
> ... click.  I tried a jumper direct to the starter and ... nothing ????
>
> So my question is has anyone run into problems with these hi-torque gear
> starters and if so what was the cure?  Please be it not to replace with
> another unit.  This one is only a couple years old.
>
> Happy holidays,
> Bob T
>
> '64 Spit GT  autocrosser
>
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