Mike,
Just came back from the Auto Electric shop with my rebuilt
starter. They said the bushings were shot and the shaft was bent,
probably causing it to draw too many amps. I still don't know if this
is the solution to the hot starter pull wire though. Will install
starter tomorrow and try again. If it gets hot, new solenoid (switch)
time.
Mike
Michael Lupynec wrote:
> You could be fooled by a continuity test, if using a multimeter
> set to Rx1. That setting (or a cheap meter default) could show no
> needle movement at 100 ohms and you will think , great, no
> continuity. A little jiggling or the dynamic resistance might also
> create complications.
>
> Conversely I once accepted a used brake switch because it showed
> continuity at Rx1000, but it wouldn't pass enough current to lite
> up the brake lites. (Used a mechanical switch till the next
> flush).
>
> Mike L.
> 60A,67E.59Bug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
> To: Bryan Vandiver <bryan.vandiver@sun.com>;
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: January 29, 2001 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Burning issue.
>
> > Bryan,
> > Tried the starter again last night with a new ground. Saw
> sparks coming
> > from the starter! Have pulled the starter this morning and am
> taking it to an
> > auto electric place after I type this. Also did a continuity
> test on the
> > solenoid with the shaft pulled. Continuity across the
> connections, but none
> > from either connection to the shaft.
> > Mike
> >
> > Bryan Vandiver wrote:
> >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > I've converted my bugeye over to negative ground, but I'm
> still using
> > > the original pull starter solenoid. It definitly sounds like
> yours is
> > > grounding through the starter pull cable. I'd have to check,
> but my pull
> > > starter might be isolated from the dash, but with the way it
> bolts to
> > > the back of the dash with a star washer , I doubt it. I'm not
> sure
> > > about the internal workings of your pull switch, but it could
> be it is
> > > shorting to the housing. The only reason the 'pull' didn't get
> hot, when
> > > it was broken off, because it was no longer shorting through
> the dash.
> > > You might want to try another pull switch, if you have a
> spare.
> > >
> > > - Bryan
> > >
> > > Mike Maclean wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm at wit's end over this starter pull cable. It gets hot
> enough to
> > > > change the temper of the metal cable and make it very
> brittle. After a
> > > > couple dozen pulls to start the car it snaps off right at
> the connector
> > > > that connects to the starter switch. I initially thought it
> was a bad
> > > > ground. I changed the position of the ground from the bell
> housing bolt
> > > > on the trans to the clutch slave cylinder. Still hot. My
> friend that
> > > > sold me the car helps me work on it when I have a difficult
> problem and
> > > > he encountered the same problem with it when he tried to
> start it and
> > > > snapped the cable off again. He applied a huge jumper cable
> from an
> > > > engine mounting bolt on the engine side of the rubber and
> the other end
> > > > of it to the engine mounting bolt for the bracket on the
> frame, in
> > > > effect another ground (engine to positive ground body).
> What is
> > > > perplexing is you could pull on the connector (wire snapped
> off) and it
> > > > was not hot! So, I thought the problem was solved. I
> stopped at Pep
> > > > Boys on the way home and bought a universal woven copper
> ground cable
> > > > about 8 inches long.
> > > > Today I installed the ground cable where my friend had
> the jumper
> > > > cable and sweat silver soldered a new bicycle cable into the
> starter
> > > > pull button to finish the repair. I just pulled on it a
> couple of times
> > > > with the ignition off and it got real hot just like before.
> Huh?
> > > > Is the starter pull cable grounding on the instrument panel?
> Or, is the
> > > > starter drawing too many amps? Is the small ground strap I
> just
> > > > installed inadequate for the amount of amps flowing through
> the
> > > > (defective?) starter? Is the starter solenoid (switch)
> defective?
> > > > I don't know where to look first.
> Ahrrrrrrrrrrrg!!!!!!
> > > > Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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