Rob :
IMO your next step should be to take a volt reading at the battery (directly
on the posts if possible), while trying to crank the engine. If it's more
than 1-2 volts higher than at the starter, you have either a bad connection
(possibly the ground strap from the engine to the chassis) or a bad
solenoid. My usual next step is to meter first from the battery hot post to
the starter hot post, and then from the battery ground to the starter body
(again while cranking), to identify which side of the circuit has the
problem. Then just continue to 'divide and conquer' until you isolate the
problem.
Of course, I _never_ have starter problems <g>
Randall
Rob Wilfong wrote :
>
> Hi all,
> When I go to start my TR 8 the starter will engage, but then the
> electrical system almost dies. When i take a volt reading at the
> starter it
> is down to 2 volts. I did a load test on the battery and it
> checks fine. I
> also bench tested the starter and seems to work good. Has
> anything like this
> happened to anyone?
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