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Mechanic reports that the battery cable that connects the two is faulty.
It won't carry any load of electricity.
This is very odd becase I had all new cables made last week.
So either BOTH cables old and new are bad, or more than one thing is going on.
Starter works now but no dash lights. Engine quickly dies.
I told him about the vacuum shutter valve/ switch.
It won't carry any load of electricity.
This is very odd becase I had all new cables made last week.
So either BOTH cables old and new are bad, or more than one thing is going on.
Starter works now but no dash lights. Engine quickly dies.
I told him about the vacuum shutter valve/ switch.
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Each. I pulled all then tested on at a time.
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I have often thought that I know just enough to be dangerous.
That is the case here I think.
Here is the story as I think it happened.
I plugged an RC battery charger into the cruiser's modified 12V cig lighter.
The battery fed current backwards though my 12V stuff: the radio came on.
Later that day the cruiser would not start. I still don't know why. Drift-started it to get to the driveway.
I checked the batteries with all sorts of devices. They charged up fine off the car. Individual load tests were good.
The old battery cables looked very bad. I had new ones made up. The new center cable was not soldered right... almost no solder in there.
Cruiser would not start (no kidding!).
Voltmeter showed good voltage. charged batteries Almost 25 V.
I replaced all sorts of stuff like the starter relay and ignition switch. Good to do, but not necessary.
I had it towed to a shop. They looked at the battery cables and found the defective clamp connection.
Truck would start but not run because the engine fuse blew... Maybe when they were testing things they shorted it?
Replaced that fuse and all was well.
I am glad this turned out to be an inexpensive fix.
If I had used my eyes and not a multimeter I would have been better off.
Kind of a lame ending for the story.
Thanks for all the support!
That is the case here I think.
Here is the story as I think it happened.
I plugged an RC battery charger into the cruiser's modified 12V cig lighter.
The battery fed current backwards though my 12V stuff: the radio came on.
Later that day the cruiser would not start. I still don't know why. Drift-started it to get to the driveway.
I checked the batteries with all sorts of devices. They charged up fine off the car. Individual load tests were good.
The old battery cables looked very bad. I had new ones made up. The new center cable was not soldered right... almost no solder in there.
Cruiser would not start (no kidding!).
Voltmeter showed good voltage. charged batteries Almost 25 V.
I replaced all sorts of stuff like the starter relay and ignition switch. Good to do, but not necessary.
I had it towed to a shop. They looked at the battery cables and found the defective clamp connection.
Truck would start but not run because the engine fuse blew... Maybe when they were testing things they shorted it?
Replaced that fuse and all was well.
I am glad this turned out to be an inexpensive fix.
If I had used my eyes and not a multimeter I would have been better off.
Kind of a lame ending for the story.
Thanks for all the support!
Lame but a good ending.And we all learned something .jblueridge
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$200 and I was on my way.
I am still mad tho'
I am still mad tho'
This has been a good story to follow for any BJ-74 owner. Thanks for your perseverance and sharing it with the 'crew'.
