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Re: dead short? TR3b

To: "Bill Bryant" <bryant@sonic.net>
Subject: Re: dead short? TR3b
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:57:29 -0700
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <BBBDAD45.9AA6%bryant@sonic.net>
Carefully remove the ground strap, discard the Triumph, reattach the ground
strap to a proper Spridget and try the starter again.

Glen

> I am a relatively new triumph owner having my TR3b only a few months.
> mostly it has been easy to fix and quite reliable. Now I have a mysterious
> electrical problem:
>
> I arrived home in the car, it was running fine...
> 15 minutes later, I go to start it again and it cranks once briefly and
then
> nothing, no click, no horn, no lights...
> OKay, so I began to check...
> Battery fine    13+ volts
> hot to solenoid...
> when ignition key is on, it is hot right to the starter, in fact when the
> ignition is ON EVERYTHING IS HOT!  The block, the fender, EVERTHING tests
> hot...
> I thought maybe my starter has shorted out??? but I am really stumped...
> btw...
> the fuses (both) are NOT blown.
> Solenoid replaced recently...
> Horns replaced recently...
> Battery Cables new last month...
>
> any help much appreciated!
>
> Bill





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