Hey Steve! Hi Check the starter power cable for corrosion or grounding
causing short.
Regards
Jim Knox , 91 Dak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Cecil" <scecil@npc.net>
To: "Dakota List" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:06 AM
Subject: DML: Dead Dak - part 2
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded with ideas. I cleaned off all the ground
> contact points I could find with sandpaper and tightened them back down.
That
> seemed to solve the burning insulation on the main engine ground strap,
but the
> motor would still only crank slowly.
>
> I then swapped in the battery (an identical Optima) from my wife's car.
Same
> problem with cranking. Her's measured ~12.7V at rest. Mine still reads
~12.3V.
>
> I'm going to pull the starter and test it tonight along with all the
cables to
> and from the battery. The FSM is pretty clear on how to do this and I've
got a
> multi tester, although it is only rated for 10A. I may take the starter
to
> Autozone for testing that piece.
>
> Thanks again and I'll post another update when I run into another
roadblock or
> find a solution.
>
> Steve
> 00 CC Sport+ 4.7L Auto 3.5 LSD
>
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