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sos Senior Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 202 Joplin.Missouri Missouri USA Gender:	Starter May 18^th, 2012 at 10:09am Faulty starter
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Re: Starter
Reply #1 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:15am

sos wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 10:09am:

Faulty starter

458 Amps sure looks like it but, at the end of the screen shot Amps go negative, did you zero the probe first, obviously won't change things much. I would put a wrench on the front of the Crankshaft to see if the engine rolled through with reasonable ease, "prior to getting EGG on my face again". Replaced one at customers request RO said so, and it was fried, but new starter wouldn't crank it either, AC compressor was locked tighter than a Bulls Butt. Sad

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PRESTON LSD Guide Picogroup Offline "Fix like a champion today" Posts: 4,961 Jensen Beach Florida USA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #2 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:23am RtOne wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:15am: but, at the end of the screen shot Amps go negative, Is it possible that then engine actually started, and this "Negative amperage" is actually current flowing back into the battery? Make sure to check the voltage reading aswell
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RtOne Super Nerd Picogroup Offline "If We Can't Fix It" - "It Ain't Broke" Posts: 657 Westville, Illinois Illinois USA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #3 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:35am Yeah, like Preston said, did it start? I never gave that a thought. In looking again the Battery never recovered much over the initial start of the screen shot at the end either though. Is this from the Dodge you found the bad ground on? Gosh I gotta pay more attention to the date of the OP, It flagged "New" so naive me jumps right on.
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Re: Starter
Reply #4 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 10:22am

PRESTON wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:23am:

RtOne wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:15am:

but, at the end of the screen shot Amps go negative,

Is it possible that then engine actually started, and this "Negative amperage" is actually current flowing back into the battery? Make sure to check the voltage reading aswell Wink

I had the amp clamp around both the starter B+ and Alt together. Your seeing both current to start and Alt charging. Thanks... Mark

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sos Senior Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 202 Joplin.Missouri Missouri USA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #5 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 10:24am RtOne wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 8:35am: Is this from the Dodge you found the bad ground on? No
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PRESTON LSD Guide Picogroup Offline "Fix like a champion today" Posts: 4,961 Jensen Beach Florida USA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #6 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 10:29am sos wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 10:22am: I had the amp clamp around both the starter B+ and Alt together. Your seeing both current to start and Alt charging. Thanks... Mark That's what I was hinting at
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RtOne Super Nerd Picogroup Offline "If We Can't Fix It" - "It Ain't Broke" Posts: 657 Westville, Illinois Illinois USA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #7 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 11:18am PRESTON wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 10:29am: That's what I was hinting at Oh you are just so twiky, always makin the Old Guy (try to) think. I may "eventually" meet myself in the middle.
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sos Senior Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 202 Joplin.Missouri Missouri USA Gender:	Re: Starter Reply #8 - Jul 1^st, 2012 at 3:07pm PRESTON wrote on Jul 1^st, 2012 at 10:29am: I had the amp clamp around both the starter B+ and Alt together. Your seeing both current to start and Alt charging. Thanks... Mark That's what I was hinting at Next time can you just get to the point ? LOL . Thanks for the reply . Mark
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