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Starter Motor Question #1474885 07/27/13 04:28 PM 07/27/13 04:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 96 Oregon B Badge OP member
Badge OP member B Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 96 Oregon	I am trying to track down a no start problem. Can a mid 70's starter be jumped from small post to large to check if the starter motor is OK? I tried it and all I got was a spark when touching the two with a screwdriver.

Re: Starter Motor Question [Re: Badge] #1474886 07/27/13 05:02 PM 07/27/13 05:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 538 PA M maxwedge1 mopar
maxwedge1 mopar M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 538 PA	a good basic how to.... http://www.moparaction.com/tech/archive/roadside.html Last edited by maxwedge1; 07/27/13 05:04 PM.

Re: Starter Motor Question [Re: maxwedge1] #1474887 07/27/13 06:16 PM 07/27/13 06:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,664 Newfoundland M mopar_man master
mopar_man master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,664 Newfoundland	yes it can , if its only sparking , give the starter a few raps of a BFH and then see what happens . u have a good battery ?

Re: Starter Motor Question [Re: Badge] #1474888 07/27/13 07:27 PM 07/27/13 07:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	If thae batt is up/cables cleaned which I'm sure they are since you've been on this, if you firmly touch the large/small terminals with a large screwdriver & it dont crank then yes the starter is the culprit. Just be careful not to touch the metal case. A nice display of sparks down there tells you that you have enough current to the starter & also have continuity on the ground side between the starter case back around to the batt neg post but the starter itself ain't functioning live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Starter Motor Question [Re: RapidRobert] #1474889 07/27/13 11:34 PM 07/27/13 11:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 96 Oregon B Badge OP member
Badge OP member B Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 96 Oregon	Thanks for the info guys. I appreciate it. I will pull the starter and take it in for a rebuild.

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