[Spridgets] Diagnostic question

Ron Soave soavero at yahoo.com
Sat Jul 2 21:56:10 MDT 2016


What's up with the gas gauge, though? There isn't a milliamp left to keep that needle ticking?

Ron Soave

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 10:46 PM, crusaderchuck55 at aol.com via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Vehicular electronics 101:
> The starter motor is the only device that in it's operation draws a full 12 volts. So if you have dirty battery terminals there is excessive resistance And any corrosion or dirt in following connections from the battery to the starter , power at the starter is compromised.  If the starter brushes are excessively worn or one of the brush springs are broken the starter will not respond correctly to your "start" request.  A serious situation could have the armature binding in the bushings it rides in.  Its time to go hunting for what is wrong.   When you find it you'll be amazed how small & simple the offending problem is for how much grief it provides before detection & repair.
> Chuck.
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> ------ Original message------
> From: rrengineer.mike via Spridgets
> Date: Sat, Jul 2, 2016 7:24 PM
> To: Pboser Yahoo;spridgets at autox.team.net;
> Subject:Re: [Spridgets] Diagnostic question
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> Try the simple things first.  Clean the posts on the battery and the cable connectors, charge the battery overnight on one of those float chargers. Simply driving the car will not bring it back up all the way.  If the problem persists, clean all connections to the starter on both ends and try again, THEN you can think about the starter as the culprit. At this point, pull the starter and put 12 volts directly to it with jumper cables.  If she spins up, your battery is probably crap.  Or, get the battery tested first.  I have found 75 to 80% of the time corrosion on the battery terminals cause this kind of symptoms.
> Mike MacLean.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Pboser Yahoo via Spridgets > 
> Date: 7/2/2016 12:22 PM (GMT-08:00) 
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net 
> Subject: [Spridgets] Diagnostic question 
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> Hi all,
> My 59 Bugeye spends most of the time in the garage, but I periodically get to drag it out. Although it has had a weak battery, it usually charges up and comes to life. However, I am having a starter problem and I'm looking for help to diagnose it.
> First of all, be aware that the car will run start and run fine if I push start it.
> However, when I pull on the starter knob, the gas gauge goes to zero but the starter doesn't function. 
> Any thoughts on diagnosing the problem? I'm getting tired of push- starting! It's too flat around here!
> Thanks,
> Pete
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