Randall:
> > We then held the multi-meter to the batt while
> > I tried to
> > start the car, and the courtesy lights went dim, and Pat (son-in-law)
> > actually watched the volts dive from 12+ to about nine in a matter of
> > seconds. (BTW, car didn't start.)
>
>If you measured this directly on top of the battery posts, then either the
>battery is run down, the battery is bad, or the starter is. I had a
>similar
>problem a few years back, turned out my starter was internally shorted (one
>of the brush leads was tangled in the armature). In my case, it actually
>melted the insulation on the battery lead !
I get a drain when I'm driving. Would that eliminate the starter as a
problem? Is there a way to test to either confirm or eliminate the starter
as a problem?
> > PS: I'm going to take an automotive electronics course at our community
> > college this fall.
>
>Don't be surprised if none of it seems very applicable to LBCs !
><g>
>
This is the Midwest. Work on tractors here, too.
>Good Luck
>Randall
David Dressel
Champaign, IL USA
'67 Jaguar Mk2 3.4
'64 Triumph TR4
'60 Triumph TR3A
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