[Healeys] Starter Problems BJ8

[John Sims]

As Alan says, absolutely critical to make sure that your battery connections
are clean and tight AND make sure that your engine ground strap connections
are also clean and tight. An otherwise fully charged battery will not crank
well if the ground strap is not installed correctly. To check to see if it
is correctly installed, once the car is running, grab onto the carb linkeage
and if you feel it hot and tingling, then your ground strap is not correct
as the engine is grounding through the linkage (at least on my BN6 until I
realized what was happening)

John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
 
www.healey6.com

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 5:41 PM
To: STOCKLAND at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Starter Problems BJ8

Simple: Clean your battery terminals, re tighten engine ground straps.



On 2/8/09, STOCKLAND at aol.com <STOCKLAND at aol.com> wrote:
> Fellows, here is a real puzzle.  Tried starting my BJ8 a couple of  weeks
> ago
> and after cranking several times, the starter quit working.  The  solenoid
> would click but the starter would not turn over.  Removed the  starter and
> took
> it to a rebuilder and after inspection and cleaning was told  the starter
> was
> OK.  Reinstalled it and cranked it a few times when it  happened again.
> Solenoid worked but the starter refused to turn.   Thought maybe the
> solenoid was
> bad so I shorted between the outside  solenoid poles and sparks flew.  It
is
> though the starter is shorted  or something.  Question is if the solenoid
is
> bad, why would the  reinstalled starter work for a while then stop?  What
> would
> cause the  starter to turn over for a while then refuse to turn and act as
> if
> there is a  short?  I am really frustrated and sure could use your advice.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jon
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