Switched the starter, still not starting

batmmannn · 08-07-2015, 11:58 PM

I jacked my MKIII up and attached a wire to the blue and black wire tabbed location brown clip on the starter and ran it to the positive terminal of my battery and it acts like it is shorting out when I touch positive wire to the battery terminal. I was following instructions I read on the site as to how to test the activation wire to the starter. The car sat for a couple of years but the starter worked fine when I parked it does anyone have an answer for this? Does this mean the starter has somehow gone bad just from sitting?

The wire sparks when I touch it to the positive terminal seems to burn slightly but not like a full short. The Starter does nothing. I have full battery and the car only clicks when I try to start it. Could a short have developed within the starter just from sitting?
Please respond. Thanks

08-07-2015, 11:58 PM	#39
batmmannn 12psi boost Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 320	Starter shorted? I jacked my MKIII up and attached a wire to the blue and black wire tabbed location brown clip on the starter and ran it to the positive terminal of my battery and it acts like it is shorting out when I touch positive wire to the battery terminal. I was following instructions I read on the site as to how to test the activation wire to the starter. The car sat for a couple of years but the starter worked fine when I parked it does anyone have an answer for this? Does this mean the starter has somehow gone bad just from sitting? The wire sparks when I touch it to the positive terminal seems to burn slightly but not like a full short. The Starter does nothing. I have full battery and the car only clicks when I try to start it. Could a short have developed within the starter just from sitting? Please respond. Thanks __________________ 1987 N/A 7MGE Left Hand Drive MK3 Red 5 Speed and Black Auto Supras My Next project is the Batmobile! Last edited by batmmannn; 08-08-2015 at 03:24 AM.