Rick, GR in this instance means Gear Reduction, I think. Phil, if I
were you, I would run the batter cable from battery to big starter
lug. Run a small wire from the battery to the old style solenoid and
then down to the new fashioned solenoid on the starter. Put a big
wrap around it if you want for style points, but the way you have it
will continue to smoke.
Peter C
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At 11:27 AM 5/26/2012, HealeyRick wrote:
Phil,
You should have the battery cable connected to the top terminal on the
switch. Then a heavy cable going from the bottom terminal of the switch to
the terminal on the starter. It's usually a post with a nut on it. That's
it. The starter is grounded through the motor. There's no GR wire connected
there, unless someone is using it as a hot lead for an accessory. Try taking
the GR wire off, see if it helps. If not, disconnect the battery cable and
the starter cable from the switch and touch them together. If the starter
fires up, you've got a bad switch.
Rick
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--- On Sat, 5/26/12, Philip Nase <nases@verizon.net> wrote:
From: Philip Nase <nases@verizon.net>
Subject: [Spridgets] Bugeye starter switch problem
To: "Spridgets@autox.team. Net net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012, 7:15 AM
Kevin and I fired my new engine for the first time yesterday and had the
usual
few problems to fix but still have one we didn't diagnose.
I have the starter switch repro part in the engine bay. It's the simple pull
the cable to active the starter one. When pulling the starter cable I get a
small spark and a puff of smoke at the starter switch cable attachment.
Nothing else seems to be affected. I have the battery on one post of the
switch and the GR starter to the lower post.
The GR starter has one spade connector and a heavy cable to it on separate
terminals but I have both of them connected to the same location on the
starter switch. Is this wrong?
Any ideas. Engine is grounded from the backplate to the chassis. Thanks for
any thoughts.
Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/
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