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On Monday, July 23, 2018, 2:18:00 PM PDT, Gary Winblad via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Humm.. strange then.<br clear="none">Could the burned black wire have been burned previously?<br clear="none">Gary<br clear="none"><div class="yqt6086570826" id="yqtfd79779"><br clear="none">On 7/23/2018 7:49 AM, Gharlowe wrote:<br clear="none">> Thanks, Gary. I’ll check again, but the ground strap was bolted tightly at both ends and wasn’t broken. I gave it a good tug.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Sent from my iPhone<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>> On Jul 23, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Gary Winblad <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net" href="mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net">garywinblad@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>> Graham,<br clear="none">>> The loose ground in the trunk WILL prevent it from starting.<br clear="none">>> BUT your problem is the ground strap on the engine.<br clear="none">>> Make sure it connects from the engine to the chassis (the old Alpine tranny mount threaded hole).<br clear="none">>> It must be loose or connected wrong to burn the small black wire.<br clear="none">>> It is straightforward, really only as complicated as a flashlight ;-)<br clear="none">>> Gary<br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>>> On 7/22/2018 11:03 AM, Graham Harlowe via Tigers wrote:<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Thank you all for the replies. (I knew I should have paid more attention<br clear="none">>>> during those EE classes!) The starter circuit seems pretty straight<br clear="none">>>> forward: heavy gauge positive cable from the battery to the starter<br clear="none">>>> solenoid and then to the starter/engine block. The circuit is closed via<br clear="none">>>> the ground strap from the engine block to the chassis at the clutch slave<br clear="none">>>> cylinder and then from the chassis to the battery negative terminal via the<br clear="none">>>> short cable at the trunk bulkhead.<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> The "two" ground wires that fried are actually two ends of the same wire.<br clear="none">>>> The wire enters the harness from the ballast resistor (chassis mount), does<br clear="none">>>> a 180 inside the harness, and exits the loom with the sending unit wire<br clear="none">>>> (block mount). As others have said, when the heavy gauge starter circuit is<br clear="none">>>> open, the power seeks another ground path and the light gauge ground wire<br clear="none">>>> between chassis and block couldn't carry the load.<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> I found the ground strap at the slave cylinder was intact with good<br clear="none">>>> connections. I'll remove and clean up the contacts to be sure. The battery<br clear="none">>>> cable at the trunk bulkhead wasn't tight. I'll tighten that connection and<br clear="none">>>> hope that was the primary problem.<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Let me know if there are any other places to look or items to check.<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Thanks again,<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> - Graham<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> ---<br clear="none">>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br clear="none">>>> <a shape="rect" href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" target="_blank">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">>>> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/w1gsl@mit.edu" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/w1gsl@mit.edu</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> =<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">>>> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>> Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/garywinblad@comcast.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/garywinblad@comcast.net</a><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/ora_archy@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/ora_archy@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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