81 CJ 258 starting problem
#21
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
You need to pull the starter.
You might be able to fix the trouble and put the starter back in, or you
might need to buy a new one. In any case, my money is on a starter problem.
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
> that???????
>
You might be able to fix the trouble and put the starter back in, or you
might need to buy a new one. In any case, my money is on a starter problem.
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
> that???????
>
#22
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
You need to pull the starter.
You might be able to fix the trouble and put the starter back in, or you
might need to buy a new one. In any case, my money is on a starter problem.
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
> that???????
>
You might be able to fix the trouble and put the starter back in, or you
might need to buy a new one. In any case, my money is on a starter problem.
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
> that???????
>
#23
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I
> didn't clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about
> a year old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used
> my battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle,
> which I used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on
> engine when I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now
> ready for that?
First start with a known good battery. A fully charged battery should read
around 12.65 volts. The voltage reading you got when ckecking your battery,
11.96, indicates a battery that is 80% DISCHARGED.
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it
>> the other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it
>> out of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell
>> was that???????
>>
>
>
#24
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I
> didn't clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about
> a year old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used
> my battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle,
> which I used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on
> engine when I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now
> ready for that?
First start with a known good battery. A fully charged battery should read
around 12.65 volts. The voltage reading you got when ckecking your battery,
11.96, indicates a battery that is 80% DISCHARGED.
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it
>> the other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it
>> out of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell
>> was that???????
>>
>
>
#25
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I
> didn't clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about
> a year old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used
> my battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle,
> which I used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on
> engine when I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now
> ready for that?
First start with a known good battery. A fully charged battery should read
around 12.65 volts. The voltage reading you got when ckecking your battery,
11.96, indicates a battery that is 80% DISCHARGED.
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it
>> the other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it
>> out of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell
>> was that???????
>>
>
>
#26
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
If the connection down at the starter is bad enough to cause that, then
the cable should get hot. I would try it a few times to see.
Other than that, the low battery might be the only issue. When the
starter draws on the low battery arcs can seem to happen for whatever
reason.....
;-)
Mike
Greg wrote:
> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I didn't
> clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about a year
> old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used my
> battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle, which I
> used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on engine when
> I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now ready for that?
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
>> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
>> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
>> that???????
>>
>
>
the cable should get hot. I would try it a few times to see.
Other than that, the low battery might be the only issue. When the
starter draws on the low battery arcs can seem to happen for whatever
reason.....
;-)
Mike
Greg wrote:
> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I didn't
> clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about a year
> old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used my
> battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle, which I
> used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on engine when
> I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now ready for that?
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
>> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
>> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
>> that???????
>>
>
>
#27
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
If the connection down at the starter is bad enough to cause that, then
the cable should get hot. I would try it a few times to see.
Other than that, the low battery might be the only issue. When the
starter draws on the low battery arcs can seem to happen for whatever
reason.....
;-)
Mike
Greg wrote:
> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I didn't
> clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about a year
> old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used my
> battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle, which I
> used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on engine when
> I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now ready for that?
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
>> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
>> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
>> that???????
>>
>
>
the cable should get hot. I would try it a few times to see.
Other than that, the low battery might be the only issue. When the
starter draws on the low battery arcs can seem to happen for whatever
reason.....
;-)
Mike
Greg wrote:
> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I didn't
> clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about a year
> old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used my
> battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle, which I
> used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on engine when
> I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now ready for that?
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
>> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
>> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
>> that???????
>>
>
>
#28
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
If the connection down at the starter is bad enough to cause that, then
the cable should get hot. I would try it a few times to see.
Other than that, the low battery might be the only issue. When the
starter draws on the low battery arcs can seem to happen for whatever
reason.....
;-)
Mike
Greg wrote:
> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I didn't
> clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about a year
> old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used my
> battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle, which I
> used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on engine when
> I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now ready for that?
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
>> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
>> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
>> that???????
>>
>
>
the cable should get hot. I would try it a few times to see.
Other than that, the low battery might be the only issue. When the
starter draws on the low battery arcs can seem to happen for whatever
reason.....
;-)
Mike
Greg wrote:
> I read the rest of the replies, mostly argueing about resistence, anyway
> Mike I cleaned all connections on bat. solinoid, and alt. only one I didn't
> clean was one down at starter, and starter and bat cables are about a year
> old.
> Bill mentioned at some point bat. was disconnected while running, that
> didn't happen, but when I thought the bat. was dead the other day I used my
> battery charger which has a setting for 70 amps to start a vehicle, which I
> used and it arced when disconncting it. I replaced everything on engine when
> I put a rebuilt in 1 1/2 years ago, all but alt. Am I now ready for that?
>
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4DjPh.2163$DE1.150@pd7urf2no...
>> Here's the story, jeep hasn't ran for couple months, went to start it the
>> other day to move it out of garage, it was dead, jumped it, moved it out
>> of garage, tried starting again, just click click, click, I figured
>> battery was gone as this is the same one I left lights on for a week last
>> year, everyone said wouldn't come back, but it did, been fine for the
>> year. I was all ready to go get new battery and figured I would put the
>> meter on it to make sure, it was 11.96, that sounds like a fully charged
>> bat. to me, so I replaced the solinoid, thinking that was it. On first
>> start up, when I turned the key to on there was a buzzing for about 10
>> seconds, about as long as it took me to put gas to floor twice to choke
>> it, anyway started fine, drove it up and down road, and parked in
>> driveway, shut it off and restarted it fine. Today when I went to start
>> it, it went click, click, click, then started, but started didn't stop
>> starting, I turned the key to off, still running and starter still
>> starting, daughter yells turn it off, I hold up key to her!!, so I stick
>> it back in and turn it to start again and it stops the starter, so I move
>> the jeep to where I wanted it, start it 2 times fine, so what the hell was
>> that???????
>>
>
>
#29
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:56:46 -0600, Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>bllsht wrote:
>
>> I take it you've never heard of ohm's law. Higher resistance doesn't
>> increase current flow.
>
>Unless you've designed switches, you probably don't know much about closure
>rate and contact pressure to minimize arc-over, either. Slow or soft
>closure allows momentary arcing which is a great way to weld contacts.
>Hard closure also helps overcome the oxidation layer that forms almost
>instantly on most pure metals like the copper used in those starter relays.
>All that is an effect of high resistance restricting the current through
>the solenoid coil which gives you a weak closure.
Never designed a switch, but have replaced many welded relays caused
by low current flow.
wrote:
>bllsht wrote:
>
>> I take it you've never heard of ohm's law. Higher resistance doesn't
>> increase current flow.
>
>Unless you've designed switches, you probably don't know much about closure
>rate and contact pressure to minimize arc-over, either. Slow or soft
>closure allows momentary arcing which is a great way to weld contacts.
>Hard closure also helps overcome the oxidation layer that forms almost
>instantly on most pure metals like the copper used in those starter relays.
>All that is an effect of high resistance restricting the current through
>the solenoid coil which gives you a weak closure.
Never designed a switch, but have replaced many welded relays caused
by low current flow.
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Re: 81 CJ 258 starting problem
On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:56:46 -0600, Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>bllsht wrote:
>
>> I take it you've never heard of ohm's law. Higher resistance doesn't
>> increase current flow.
>
>Unless you've designed switches, you probably don't know much about closure
>rate and contact pressure to minimize arc-over, either. Slow or soft
>closure allows momentary arcing which is a great way to weld contacts.
>Hard closure also helps overcome the oxidation layer that forms almost
>instantly on most pure metals like the copper used in those starter relays.
>All that is an effect of high resistance restricting the current through
>the solenoid coil which gives you a weak closure.
Never designed a switch, but have replaced many welded relays caused
by low current flow.
wrote:
>bllsht wrote:
>
>> I take it you've never heard of ohm's law. Higher resistance doesn't
>> increase current flow.
>
>Unless you've designed switches, you probably don't know much about closure
>rate and contact pressure to minimize arc-over, either. Slow or soft
>closure allows momentary arcing which is a great way to weld contacts.
>Hard closure also helps overcome the oxidation layer that forms almost
>instantly on most pure metals like the copper used in those starter relays.
>All that is an effect of high resistance restricting the current through
>the solenoid coil which gives you a weak closure.
Never designed a switch, but have replaced many welded relays caused
by low current flow.