Dave,
This may sound trivial, but then sometimes...
Did you clean the connectors on the cables, including the one from the
solenoid to the starter? I struggled a whole day, bought a battery
charger, and cursed a lot when I installed my newly rebuilt starter and
couldn't even get a groan out of it. Removed the cable from the solenoid to
the starter, cleaned up the ends, tested it with an ohm meter, re-installed
it and she spun like a top.
Just a thought,
BobK
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> Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 11:55:31 -0500
> From: Dave Terrick <dterrick@pangea.ca>
> Subject: HELP...slow starter on GT6
>
>Hi all, Terrick from the flood plain of Winnipeg here...my turn to ask for
>the apropriate sacrafice to the Prince of Darkness, Jos. Lucas & sons....
>
>my GT6+ ex racer is ready to be driven to the muffler shop (nothing past
>the gearbox right now)...wanted to break the cam in first....car won't
>start....2 starters (small remote solenoid type per spitfire etc) turn the
>motor very slowly, as if the battery is dead - except it is new and ok.
>The motor IS tight, and has about 10.75:1 compression. Source of the drag
>is new rings and hone - reused pistons. Crank has been recut and has
>correct endfloat and spun fine when locked in on its own. A plugs out spin
>is still slow enough to show compression of only 110 or so.
>
>-yes, the ignition timing is correct, in fact i've set it ATDC to
>minimize kickback
>-the cam is radical, a Kastner S4 (one better than S2), correctly timed
>-valve springs are TriumphTune uprated with alloy valve caps
>- engine and chassis grounds are fine.
>-motor is getting spark
>-motor is getting fuel.
>
>Everything points to a slow crank, but the starter heats up in 6 or so 10
>second bursts.
>DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE INFO ON THIS PROBLEM? I suspect a winpy starter. i
>have been told that a 24 volt starting sircuit may be needed until the
>motor is bedded in (done in the past with old race cars using similar or
>same starters). Can anybody verify this? Should I be looking for
>anything else?
>
>Please don't let me miss "DRIVE your LBC week"
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Dave (no, I'm not flooded but if I see another sandbag in my life...) Terrick
>Winnipeg Canada
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