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Re: [T3] Hard Starting (6V) (kinda long)


On 9 Oct 2001, at 23:25, JaransonT3@aol.com wrote:

> Confused??  You and me both Jim.

>  Tried the iginition switch again after that and nothing but a
> "click". 

Assuming that this click is coming from the back of the car, we 
now know that the problem is with the starter or the Ford relay, the 
latter being unlikely, and that the ignition switch is fine.

You need to get underneath the car with a test light while someone 
else turns the switch. Check for voltage along each step of the way.

If you have voltage on the output side of the starter solenoid, but 
the starter isn't turning then the starter brushes are either too short 
or are hung up in the brush holders in the starter end plate. Either 
way you are not getting good contact with the commutator and no 
current thru the armature and consequently no torque.

If there is no torque AND no voltage at the starter solenoid output, 
then you have to trace backwards and fine the component that is 
not letting the current thru. If this is your problem, then it is 
probably the switch in the starter solenoid, although I HAVE seen 
bad contact in the battery connection where there was voltage on 
the battery cable end lug, but NOT on the stud that it was fastened 
to!

It is also instructive to watch the idiot lights as you turn the key 
from ON to START. If they go dim when you do this, then you know 
that lots of current is being drawn, or that there is a lot of 
resistance in the connections somewhere. If they do not dim, then 
the starter is not drawing current for some reason.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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