You don't mention if you have checked the wires at the starter. Put a
test light on the connections at that end to make sure your current is
making it that far.
Other than that, you can pull the starter and bench test it. Or you can
take it somewhere that tests starter/generators (NAPA, etc). Be sure
they hook up the correct ground if your car is still positive ground.
Later,
Carl F. Musson,
You can't tell which way the car went
by just looking at the road...
TR3A's - TS25264L ('58 Almost Daily Driver)
& TS81802LO - ('61 Concours d'Wannabe)
Tampa, Florida (USA)
http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/
<http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/>
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Bonner [SMTP:steveb@aspec.com]
Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 12:26 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Starter Motor Problem
Looking for some guidance on trying to confirm if my starter
motor is bad
or if the problem is elsewhere. The car is a '62 TR4. The
starter motor
and battery where replaced about one year ago. When I turn the
key, I hear
a click from the starter solenoid, but nothing from the starter
motor.
I have taken off the starter solenoid, cleaned the terminals
that are
connected to the solenoid, and recharged the battery. I turned
the key and
again a click from the solenoid, but nothing from the starter
motor.
I also cleaned the battery terminals including where the
positive ground
wire is bolted to the car body. I am wondering since there was
some
corrosion, and I did not clean all of it off before reconnecting
the
battery terminal that this could be the problem. If it is the
problem,
would'nt I find a hot wire elsewhere that is taking up the
current from the
battery when I try and start the car?
Any suggestions on how to find the problem and bench test the
starter is
appreciated.
Regards,
Steve Bonner
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