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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #30 on: February 23, 2011, 04:49:46 PM »
the cables are fine as well as the mounting points.. and the motor does turn by hand not easy but it turns
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2011, 01:20:23 PM »
so today i took the starter out by hand and tried jumping it. i got a short spin then nothing. the arm didnt come out or anything. so i went to autozone had them tested the kid didnt know what he was doing so it came up negative. i got another starter from autozone and had someone else test it for me. it worked so as soon as i get motivation to crawl in the snow and under the eagle ill install it and try again. i was thinking maybe my flywheel is binding or something. any easy way of testing it? or do i just stick my hand in and feel around lol?
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2011, 02:23:05 PM »
How do i overide the solonoid? I know theres a screwdriver method but which posts are the ones i want to cross..or can i just run a 4gauge wire from the starter side to the battery
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2011, 03:02:21 PM »
MAKE SURE ITS IN PARK.

The 2 big posts can be jumped by. Crossing wrenches while touching those posts. Now what this does is going to leave marks in your wrenches or screwdrivers. I had a cheap scredriver get red on me in a second or 2. So be aware................

You mentioned 1 fire already. Since your asking I'm starting to think somthing is not right that you did. Just saying you might have somthing wrong somewhere.  So use caution. If all is good nothing wrong should happen. It should spin the motor. It might make you jump a bit. When and if you get it to spin (as if someone tried to sneak up on you).
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #34 on: February 28, 2011, 03:41:32 PM »
ok. thanks!
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #35 on: February 28, 2011, 04:13:10 PM »
I just use a cheap pair of non-insulated pliers.
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #36 on: March 04, 2011, 09:20:30 AM »
well im ok and the eagle is ok. i tried cleaning grounds and i tested for voltage. i switched batterys and then she was dead. lol. thats the short story. yesterday i sent the eagle down to my cousins shop for him to play with it. hes going on vacation next week so looks like my eagle wont be fixed too soon. ill let you guys know what was wrong with it when i do
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #37 on: March 25, 2011, 12:46:23 PM »
got my eagle back today! so i found out the battery sucked. he had to use a jumper cable and a charger to get her to turn over. lol. i got a new battery specified for her and she turns over. so idk if the spare battery just didnt have the right volts or what. but shes back. and now i can spend money on her now and not my gt. lol
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #38 on: April 07, 2011, 06:33:44 PM »
I had a battery cable fire in my old Concord. Turned out to be an intermitant internal battery short.
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Re: jumper cable fire?
« Reply #39 on: April 08, 2011, 05:09:17 PM »
wow. im still baffled by this. but at least im glad its running again.
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