Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 17
06-08-04, 10:15 PM
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06-09-04, 12:03 AM
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try turning over the engine by hand by placing a socket and breaker bar on the crankshaft bolt to make sure the engine is not locked up.
double check your cables both positive and negative at battery, starter, and block to ensure they are clean and tight.
generally if just one spot of the cable gets hot it is usually an indication of excessive resistance at that spot or a bad connection at that spot on the cable.
I would suspect a starter problem if the above checks ok.
double check your cables both positive and negative at battery, starter, and block to ensure they are clean and tight.
generally if just one spot of the cable gets hot it is usually an indication of excessive resistance at that spot or a bad connection at that spot on the cable.
I would suspect a starter problem if the above checks ok.
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 17
06-29-04, 12:47 PM
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new cables-engine starts
Thanks bejay, I replaced the battery cables and turned the engine a little with a wrench on the crank bolt, and WHA-LA it turned over and is now running fine. I could not see any crust on the cables but they did heat up from one end to the other in just a few seconds. I think the old cables were replaced with a smaller gauge wire which caused them to heat up and after some time they weakened. I put a bigger gauge wire and that cured it. Thanks again. STEVE BUKOVITZ