Starter Short

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  1. TonyS

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    I drove the 72 Grabber home. Went out 30 min later everything is dead. Tried to jump start, still would not turn the engine over. All light works, high low, left and right blinkers, stop and inside lights. 12V to the coil and choke with the jumper cables on. Disconnect the starer cable, Touch it to the jumper cables and got sparks. Put new starter and starter cable on and same thing. What do you think?

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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...motor ground strap....

    ...i always have them check my new stuff to see if it works before i leave the store....DID YOU???

    ...:yup:...
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Did you try jumping the starter solinoid on the fender???They are a common failure point.Other wise,like frank said,bad ground cable.
     
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    Guys I did not check the starter before I left Auto Zone. What ground strap?.
     
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    your neg. battery cable...i also have a...braided strap...from my starter bolt to the frame...:yup:

    ...Frank...:Handshake
     
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    starter short fix!!!

    :Handshake Thanks guys for your help. I put a new neg. battery cable on and it started the first time I hit the key. Just to be safe I also put a new pos. battery cable on. I was looking at my headers, it looks like the drivers side is 1 1/2 and the passerger side is 1 5/8. I will start looking around see what I can come up with.

    Tony
     
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