Donnie

I am going to have fun this weekend. The bench test method is going to be very convenient. The Motor is all 'cleaned up' and sitting on the bench and I have a power pack with heavy duty leads.

Regards
Mike

Hi Mike.

By 'powerpack' do you mean an electric starter booster? I guess this will do the job, but bear in mind that a starter motor will draw (and require) a couple of 100 amps to run properly, and if your unit won't deliver this, it might give you a false idea of the motor's performance. Eg, a normal battery charger won't even begin to move the motor!

The simplest thing to use is a fully-charged battery and jump leads (but keep the ends well apart!)

Good luck.

Donnie

The Power Pack is a powerfull portable battery as sold in Halfords etc. It has delivered sufficient power to start the car in the past.

Pproblem has been solved by replacing the fat bodied Starter motor with a new slimmer version. One of the terminals on the old motor was broken inside the pre-engage solenoid.

I still have an issue with electrics after the engine has been running for a while. But this is a seperate issue and am working my way through the loom to discover what's causing it. A wildly fluctuating Fuel gauge has my full attention at the moment.

Again many thanks for the information.

Regards
Mike

Hi Mike.

Very pleased to hear it's sorted. It's also good to know the actual cause has been found - nothing worse than 'fixing' something, and not knowing what the problem was in the first place...

There's a thread below started by 'Ned' concerning a 'fuel gauge' problem - erratic reading. Can't add much to it!