[T3] bench testing engine

[Jim Adney]

On 5 Dec 2012 at 7:06, ken2k wrote:

> i will try to limit myself to one question per day. todays question is
> why the starter is shorting out the battery when i try to start it. i
> watched a video on youtube any my electrical connections look ok and
> the trans is grounded to the body and the trans is 12volt case so i
> cant see where the problem is. any thoughts before i destroy another
> battery??

This sounds like you're doing it IN a car, not a bench test, right?

The + battery terminal goes to the top stud on the solenoid.

The - battery terminal goes to the body (or the tranny case if this 
is a bench test.)

If you get a large spark when you do this, then you either have 
something hooked up wrong, or there's a short in the starter.

To run the starter, you use the ignition switch (or short the top 
solenoid stud to the small lug next to it.)

If you have a problem at this point, then, again, you have something 
hooked up wrong, or there is a problem in the starter.

You haven't hooked up the 2 battery leads to the 2 studs on the 
solenoid have you? If you did, that would cause a BIG short when you 
energized the solenoid.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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