- Steve
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999 17:47:52 -0500 Anup Pahari <apahari@erols.com>
writes:
>Today after a brief trip I could not get the starter engaged . All
>I
>heard was a faint electrical click. I was stuck in the parking lot
>until
>my wife came the 2 mile distance to pick me up. I tried starting the
>car using jumper cables but to no avail. I had a vague suspicion
>that
>the starter was not getting any power from the ignition switch and/or
>the transmission drive/park switch. After I got home I called Brian
>and
>got his suggestion to try and direct wire the starter and test
>battery
>voltage. I went back armed with a digital voltmeter and a length of
>wire connected at one end to an alligator clip. First I tested
>voltage
>at the terminals -- 12.3 volts. then between battery negative and
>starter fat wires : 12.3 volts -- so there was no voltage drop. Next
>I
>turned on the key and let the glow plugs heat up and then ran out and
>direct wired the starter. Car starts right up. I shut it off after
>i
>got home and tried recranking it with key. No go. Same clicking
>sound
>but no starter engagement. Try the direct wire and car starts right
>up.
>
>One more piece of info: the battery light sometimes comes on when
>the
>ignition switch is on and sometimes does not. But the alternator is
>charging the battery at around 13.8- 14volts with car running. this
>is
>true even when battery light does not come on prior to start up.
>
>So what is my problem?
>
>bad ignition switch? ( could this explain both the starter issue as
>well as the no battery light issue ?)
>bad park/drive switch?
>bad alternator?
>
>thanks
>
>Anup P
>
>
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