I THOUGHT THE POST I LINKED TO YOU HAD MORE INFO
LATER ONES THAT I CONSTRUCTED, I PUT MORE SPECIFIC STUFF IN
SO HERE IT ISMANY PEOPLE GET "LAZY" AND DO NOT DO A THOROUGH JOB
"CONNECTIONS" DOES NOT MEAN JUST YOUR BATTERY POSTS AND CLAMPS OR JUST THE SOLENOID CONNECTIONS
IT MEANS ANY AND EVERYTHING THAT MR. BATTERY MUST TRAVEL THROUGH TO MAKE A WONDERFUL (100%) COMPLETE CIRCUIT!
SO. YOU MUST NOT JUST LOOK AT A CONNECTION OF ANY SORT AND SAY "THAT LOOKS GOOD!"
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM APART, CLEAN, AND TIGHTEN THEM WELL, OR AT LEAST TIGHTEN, THEN, GIVE IT A WHIRL (BEFORE YOU GO TO THE TROUBLE OF TAKING THEM APART)
THESE ARE TYPICAL CONNECTIONS AND MANY ARE IGNORED--TILL THE FELLER AT THE SHOP HITS YOU UP HARD $$$--WHEN ALL HE DID WAS CLEAN AND TIGHTEN UP A GROUND WIRE---AND CHARGES FOR HAULING YOU THERE!
SO BE METICULOUS AND THOROUGH
BATTERY POSTS---
THE CLAMPS THAT CLAMP ONTO THEM, OR SCREWS INTO THEM
THE SQUEEZE DEALEE THAT SQUEEZES THE WIRE TO THE CLAMP--THAT HOOKS ONTO THE BATTERYPOSITIVE AND NEGATIVE (SQUEEZER AND WIRE ENDS, THEY MUST FIT TIGHT WHEN SQUEEZED)
THE CONNECTIONS ON THE SOLENOID--NOT ONLY THE BIG CABLES--MAKE SURE THE LITTLE ONES AIN'T BEEN "BUMPED OFF" OF THEIR LITTLE STUDS
MINE ARE EZ TO KNOCK LOOSE, I HAD TO MOVE MY SOLENOID TO ACCOMMODATE MY TRAIN HORN--NOW I CAN KNOCK MY "S" WIRE OFF WHEN I PULL MY DIPSTICK, SOMETIMES I STILL FORGET AND GET THE SAME FEELING YOU HAVE NOW. FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START HIM UP!
IF YOU HAVE DONE THAT--ONE POSITIVE WIRE IS LEFT---SOLENOID TO THE STARTER--SAME APPLIES FOR THAT CONNECTION TOO!
BACK TO THE BATTERY--NEGATIVE WIRE MOST LIKELY CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE SOMEWHERE. YOU KNOW THE DRILL THERE. TAKE APART/ CLEAN / TIGHTEN!
USUALLY THAT GROUND TRANSFERS THRU THE ENGINE METAL---THEN ANOTHER WIRE JUMPS FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FRAME
SOMEWHERE IN THE GROUNDS--IT WILL USUALLY JUMP TO THE BODY (THIS WOULD BE WHERE CONTROLS AND SUCH GET A GROUND)
USUALLY THE CIRCUIT IS:
KEY ACTIVATES SOLENOID
SOLENOID CONNECTS POS BATTERY TO STARTER
STARTER NEEDS GROUND--GETS IT FROM ENGINE
ENGINE NEEDS GROUND--GETS IT FROM BATTERY
IF YOU CAN FIND 'EM CHECK 'EM
ALL I CAN DO NOW IS, HAVE YOU FLY ME OUT THERE!
GOOD LUCK AND MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT WORKED!
THE MEDIC
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Friday, December 10th, 2010 AT 8:42 AM