On Sun, 2 Feb 1997 MGSIX(at)aol.com wrote:
> Having limited electrical knowledge, I have been playing with a volt/ohm
> meter. I have discovered that I have continuity between the terrminal of the
> starter and the starter
> body. I also have continuity between the starter terminal and any engine
> ground. I am thinking that the starter is shorted. Am I on the right track?
Maybe, maybe not. The smoking wire is consistent with something wrong
with the starter. However, there need not be an infinite resistance
between the starter terminal and ground. After all, when voltage is
applied to the terminal, current has to flow to make the starter work.
I haven't stated that well, I guess. My point is that you don't expect
to find an open circuit to ground.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons(at)northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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