I just pulled the starter to have new brushes installed and have it bench-tested.
Upon re-installing, I found it was VERY sluggish in turning the engine over...almost as if the battery was dying, but the battery was fully charged.
I also noticed with the starter turning over sluggishly, the throttle linkage to the carburetor got hot and started to smoke and yet at no place was the heavy guage starter wire grounding out against any part of the engine.
I got back underneath the rover and found what looks like a ground strap hanging in air...the other end attached to the frame near the starter.
I don't remember that this ground-strap was attached to the starter when I took the starter out. I would think that the starter body bolted to the engine would enough of a ground.
Where is this ground-strap supposed to go, then? Does it, in fact, go to the one of the starter attachment bolts?...perhaps because the starter pulls so much juice it requires a ground to the frame itself? Does this sound right?
Wanted some input BEFORE I go ahead and attach it to the starter. Thanks.
Upon re-installing, I found it was VERY sluggish in turning the engine over...almost as if the battery was dying, but the battery was fully charged.
I also noticed with the starter turning over sluggishly, the throttle linkage to the carburetor got hot and started to smoke and yet at no place was the heavy guage starter wire grounding out against any part of the engine.
I got back underneath the rover and found what looks like a ground strap hanging in air...the other end attached to the frame near the starter.
I don't remember that this ground-strap was attached to the starter when I took the starter out. I would think that the starter body bolted to the engine would enough of a ground.
Where is this ground-strap supposed to go, then? Does it, in fact, go to the one of the starter attachment bolts?...perhaps because the starter pulls so much juice it requires a ground to the frame itself? Does this sound right?
Wanted some input BEFORE I go ahead and attach it to the starter. Thanks.
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