I'm liking the Ground answer a lot.... simple easy clean and neat and
honestly I just solved the same problem on my Son's truck.... Make sure
it's got a good clean ground.
K
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> From: JNiolon@uss.com
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: no start
> Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:03 AM
>
>
> Steve,
>
> I had a similar problem... and yes is the answer. The corrosion has
worked
> it's way under the insulation and several inches of the cable were
corroded
> to a beautiful shade of blue gray from the outside wraps to the core.
But,
> it was not visible from the outside...
>
> The insulation was intact and a nice piece of shrink-wrap tubing covered
> the bare wire at the connector. Another place to look is at the ground
> connection to the frame and block. These connections can corrode under
the
> connector or paint and never be noticed. If you clean your engine
> compartment with any frequency, you'll remove the surface corrosion but
> leave what is growing unchecked under the connector.
>
> Look at all your ground connections and the condition of cables under the
> insulation... it might also help to install a ground cable from the
frame
> to one of the bolts that hold the starter in place..
>
> john
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