[tcb] Re: (HOU) Glen Rose 9/22-24,2006

  • From: "Peter Albarian" <pcalbar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:09:08 +0000 GMT

Hi Trey,
When I'm having the sorts of problems you are mentioning in my splits, I've 
learned over the years that the best, first, and simplest check is the battery. 
 Typical car parts stores and battery specialists have worthy load testers and 
test at no charge; they hope to sell you a battery.  They are good about 
showing you what the test shows, in my experience, and are honest.  The other 
suggestion I've heard mentioning is a starter relay.  The advantage to one of 
these (especially with a 6 volt system) is that the power doesn't need to go so 
far (back to front to back) to reach the starter.  Since I believe you are 
running a Bay, I would start with the battery check, and then guess your 
starter solonoid is starting to go bad.
That's my $0.02,
Peter

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-----Original Message-----
From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:04:38 
To:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: (HOU) Glen Rose 9/22-24,2006

10.5 is too low.  Probably the battery is failing.  The ford solenoid trick may 
also resolve the issue but have thebattery tested.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Trey Jung" <treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 9/16/06 7:25 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: (HOU) Glen Rose 9/22-24,2006

I'm all for leaving Friday sometime but I just jumped in it and the bus would 
not start.... 


Last week it did the same thing when I jumped in it to go the anti-meeting 
Friday night, I got under it and hit the solenoid as well as the starter and 
even turned the engine by hand with a socket and it finally turned over  and 
started. 

I measure the volts at the battery just now and they are 10.5 volts. ...a 
little low but: 

 Synptons: 

Radio works, head lights work. Turn the key and nothing (no sound) ...... I 
notice that when I turn the radio on and then I then the head lights on,  the 
radio stops....turn lights over the radio comes on but still no sounds (like 
the engine trying to turn over)

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