[Healeys] Starter electrical problem not solved with new starter. Gremlins?

[Michael Salter]

I think David is absolutely correct.
I would suggest taking the ground cable off the battery then use a battery
jumper (booster) cable between the battery terminal and a good ground,
something like a bumper mount, then try the starter.

M

On Mon., Apr. 4, 2022, 10:31 p.m. David Nock, <healeydoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bad connection at one of the battery cables or battery switch.
>
> Turn on the headlights and leave them on for about 15 minutes. Then go
> around and touch the battery and ground cable connections. You will find
> one that is warm.  Voila there is your bad connection.
>
>
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> *From:* Bob Begani via Healeys
> *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2022 2:10 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Starter electrical problem not solved with new
> starter. Gremlins?
>
>
> Listeners:
>
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>
> You may recall my comments about the High Torque starter which would go
> zap and cause the entire electrical system to go dead.  My two friends are
> much more knowledgeable than I and could not figure out why.   Eventually I
> discovered if you take off the battery ground and leave it off for a few
> minutes, then reconnect, viola the electrical system comes alive again. The
> fuel pump hums, the lights go on, the horn blows.  Unfortunately, when you
> engage the starter zap goes the starter. We took the starter off the car
> and bench tested it. We tested the positive cable from the battery
> solenoid, the ground, all connections and so on. Same problem.
>
>
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>
> I got a new starter from WOSP and installed it.  Same problem.  The noise
> is always in the starter.
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>
> We are stumped IDEAS??
>
>
>
> Bob Begani
>
> BJ8 67. .
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