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| rgolia |
 May 12 2014, 01:56 PM
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GeoJoe  Group: Members Posts: 719 Joined: 5-February 10 From: PA Member No.: 11,329 Region Association: North East States 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) I complete the rebuild on the rear suspension and now the starter does not work. It does not make a sound...dead. I even installed the replacement starter I had laying around (high torque unit from pelican), and it does not work. What did I screw up this time? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
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| stugray |
May 12 2014, 02:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
QUOTE That's a bad idea. You always want to either remove the ground or both, but never just the positive. Why is that? That is the first Ive heard that. I always only remove the Positive side unless I am removing the whole battery. It should not hurt anything. |
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| SirAndy |
May 12 2014, 03:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,206 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(stugray @ May 12 2014, 01:50 PM)  QUOTE That's a bad idea. You always want to either remove the ground or both, but never just the positive. Why is that? That is the first Ive heard that. I always only remove the Positive side unless I am removing the whole battery. It should not hurt anything. Think about it. Ground still attached to battery, hot disconnected (and now usually exposed!). You fumble with a screwdriver or wrench and shorten the hot to the chassis, instant fireworks! If you disconnect the ground but leave the positive on, you can put your wrench between the hot and chassis all day long and nothing will happen... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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rgolia Starter issues May 12 2014, 01:56 PM
SirAndy Did you forget to reattach the ground strap on the... May 12 2014, 01:58 PM rgolia nope that is still attached. I did not remove the... May 12 2014, 02:06 PM
SirAndy I only disconnected the positive side of the batt... May 12 2014, 02:10 PM rgolia I am full of bad ideas....the first one is thinkin... May 12 2014, 02:14 PM Tom RG,
Have someone else turn the key and measure... May 12 2014, 02:16 PM rgolia I did put in one of your fuse kits and I will do t... May 12 2014, 02:27 PM Cap'n Krusty
Why is that? That is the first Ive heard that.
... May 12 2014, 06:30 PM toolguy If you are by yourself, remove the yellow lead at ... May 12 2014, 03:15 PM Tom Andy is so right, but there is more! Batteries... May 12 2014, 04:52 PM Java2570
Andy is so right, but there is more! Batterie... May 12 2014, 05:19 PM stugray I understood the safety aspect.
I just thought peo... May 12 2014, 05:27 PM stugray
I understand that.
I thought that it was being ... May 12 2014, 06:34 PM rgolia great info on disconnecting the battery..so neg fi... May 13 2014, 08:34 AM McMark Did you reconnect the yellow wire to the TOP of th... May 13 2014, 08:46 AM Kansas 914
Did you reconnect the yellow wire to the TOP of t... May 13 2014, 08:54 AM rgolia nope that is not it. Yellow wire connected to the... May 14 2014, 07:52 AM stugray If you short the big black wire (from the battery)... May 14 2014, 08:03 AM 76-914
If you short the big black wire (from the battery... May 14 2014, 08:19 AM rgolia so I connect one lead to the yellow wire and one t... May 14 2014, 10:37 AM r_towle
so I connect one lead to the yellow wire and one ... May 14 2014, 10:45 AM stugray
In the pic, the big black wire and the big red w... May 14 2014, 12:19 PM |
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