Daniel,
How heavy is the ground cable? Is it the only one? The problem could be
that the ground is not good enough. I have two grounds, one from the
starter bolt to the frame and on the other side of the engine from the
block to the frame. I do not think you can ever have too many ground
cables. Mine are both heavy, i.e. battery cable size.
The PO of my 2L tried to start it one day, it tried to ground through the
choke cable, he thought he burned up the wireing and sold me the car, cheap!
Ray
68 2000
68 1600
At 09:54 PM 05/06/2000 -0700, Dan Neuman wrote:
>Hello All,
> Damnit Damnit Damnit.. my car is dead!!! Help!!! I was planning on
>going to the Fariladys at the beach show.
> Here's the symptoms. Last night I started the car up just fine.
>I then cut the bumpstops and I noticed thath one of my grounds.. the ground
>from the starter to the frame was off. I reconnected it and went to sleep.
> Today I decide to start the car up and tune the carbs.. Turn the
>key to start, engine goes about half a revolution and then nothing.. Further
>attempts and there is nothing.. No dead fuses and everything else works. I
>I have Irene try to start it as I watch the starter.. The ground wire to the
>frame gets really really hot and starts smoking!! I check with the voltmeter
>and there is cont between the ground nut on the solinoid and the hot nut
>that the cable from the batt goes to. THis can't be correct?? It woudl seem
>that when I turn the car to start the current is shorting straight to ground,
>hence the smoking ground wire. I noticed that the little mini harness that
>plugs into a plug right below the brake master cylinder and has three
>wires.. two go to the hot nut on the starter solinoid and the other goes to
>a seperate lead was looking pretty crusty and burnt.. I replaced two of the
>three wires but left the big black one alone. GO to start the car again and
>the same thing happens!?!?!? Ground wire gets smoking hot almost
>instantly and nothing else happens.....
> What the heck coudl be wrong?? And is there any chance I can
>fix this before I have to be at the show at 8:30????
> HELP!!!
> Daniel 69 2000
> SF CA
> 415-752-3291
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