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10-14-2013, 04:39 PM | #22 |
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Well, if I had the helper in your avitar, sparks would be flying in my car too.
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10-14-2013, 04:48 PM | #23 |
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Re: !! Sparks !!
Call Craig.
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10-14-2013, 08:50 PM | #24 |
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Here is what my starter switch looks like. The is green flaky corrosion under the battery cable stud as you can see and directly under this on the starter. There also seems to be a real close tolerance between the stud and the starter. Thoughts/Suggestions? Thank you.
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10-22-2013, 07:25 PM | #26 |
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10-22-2013, 07:40 PM | #27 |
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I am confused why the starter rod was sparking, should this rod have negative in it or should it be insulated?
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10-22-2013, 08:32 PM | #28 |
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If the body of the car to battery is a better return path to the battery under a high current drain scenario like when the starter is running, than the engine to battery path, then if the starter rod touches the body it may spark and try to pull a return path back to the battery that way.
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10-22-2013, 09:11 PM | #29 |
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The part that pushes the copper strip on to the "button" of the started normally has an insulator on it. seems like yours is missing.
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