Mike,
You're killing me. I can't believe you're having this problem
still. This is going to bug me. I might have to come out there and.....nah,
can't, busy this weekend.
I know you've got a meter. Try this out. The theory is if you run
the meter so that it is alongside a given circuit, the voltage you measure
when activating that circuit will point out problems because the volts
would "rather" go through the meter than where they should go. For
instance: with the battery connected to the solenoid as it should be,
connect the voltmeter the same way (watch polarity, I can't recall which
ground you have), in other words connect the meter as a redundant wire.
Pull solenoid, voltage must be less than .2V (that's 2/10 of a volt) If it
is greater than that, then the volts would rather go through the puny
little meter wire than the great big battery cable. That points to high
resistance in that cable. Do the same for the cable from the solenoid to
the starter. Same deal, .2v. If those 2 are OK, do the same from the
battery to the starter, same reading? Now do the same from the starter
frame or mounting bolt to the ground side of the battery. Same thing, no
more than .2v.
If that doesn't point to the problem, then it's either really,
really simple (and you'll be too embarrassed to tell us when you've figured
it out), or you're $%*#ed.
Good luck. Peter C
At 12:59 AM 2/6/2001, Mike Maclean wrote:
>Today I received a new (repro) starter switch for the Bugeye. I was
>hoping that this would fix my problem with the overheating starter pull
>wire. I had already rebuilt the starter, so I installed it tonight and
>pulled the starter pull knob and watched the wire again. Well, guess
>what boys and girls, it STILL gets hot!
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