[Fot] Starter Question

[Bud Rolofson]

How cold is the car/starter? If it's really cold the starter just might be stuck. Can you put a heat pack on it?  I just had to put one of those magnetic oil pan heaters on my snowblower to get the starter unstuck. If it's in warm somewhere have you check the starter connections? It can be a tight fit and things can drop down there and short things out. Ask me how I know.

Merry Christmas List
Bud

Sent from my Commodore 64

> On Dec 24, 2016, at 11:11 AM, 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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