If not then the motors windings are shorted to ground. The case of the starter motor assembly is ground or earth.
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How to ground a starter motor. Joined jan 15 2005 messages 2406 location alexandria va oct 7 2005. Usually the battery has a huge insulated wire that provides current to the engine starter. The meter should read infinite. A attach negative battery cable to the engine block. B attach negative battery cable to one of the. When triggered you should see less than 01v between the two cable nuts on the.
Ground the engine block to the frame with a heavy ground wire or cable making sure that both connections are clean. Repeat this step for each wire terminal. Replacing a starter motor is usually a straightforward but inconvenience job. 1 install a jumper wire from bat terminal connection on the starter solenoid to the ign terminal. Always use a heavy ground cable and connect one end to the negative battery terminal and the other end to the starter. Heres how its done.
Touch the meters second probe to one of the motors wire terminals. Thread starter 1 should i have a ground cable running from where the starter to the frame. Best way to ground the starter motor blownefi. When the ignition switch is turned to the start position this activates the solenoid that provides mechanical movement and turns on the high amperage circuit providing power to the motor. A return wire is not provided because the current flows to the frame of the starter that is connected to the case of the motor. Put the other volt meter probe on the lower black solenoid nut attached to the braided wire going to the motor.
Start date oct 7 2005. I dont have one but the diagram on sor does. A attach negative battery cable to the engine block. A basic ground system is as follows. Run the switch wire from the starter relay to the ign terminal on the starter solenoid. Ground wires usually do not have a direct connection between it and the device using the electricity.
B attach negative battery cable to one of the bolts. Next ground the.
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