healeys
[Top] [All Lists]

[Healeys] chicken and the egg

Subject: [Healeys] chicken and the egg
From: healeymanjim at hansencc.net (healeymanjim at hansencc.net)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:36:57 +0000
found the problem with the starting system on the bj8.  tried to start it 
yesterday after washing the engine and letting it dry in the sun. all i got was 
"click" of the solenoid.  checked battery and it was low so charged it a while. 
nada.  tried to jump start using moms sedan. again nada.  finally tried 
connecting battery directly to starter.  nichts.  pulled starter and bench 
checked it.  would barely turn over and some of that lucas "smoke" started to 
escape.  question?  would the weak battery cause the starter to go TU or would 
a bad starter drain down the batter(or both).  this is the original starter so 
i got a good run on it and have already popped in a spare, which works fine.  
battery is about 5 years old so got good service from it, i guess.  thought 
someone more knowlegable than me might know.  hjim

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>