[DeTomaso] no electricity from switch to starter

[mark skwarek]

Thanks to all for your comments. It turned out to be the terminal connection at the solenoid.

Thanks again,
Mark
 

--- On Fri, 6/10/11, SOBill at aol.com <SOBill at aol.com> wrote:


From: SOBill at aol.com <SOBill at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no electricity from switch to starter
To: ehpantera at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 7:57 PM



Mark,
 
In my experience, the lest reliable parts of electrical systems are the connections ..... not the wires.
 
Either the ignition switch internals, the connections to-from the terminal strip or the connections at the starter solenoid ...... you get the idea.
 
The best method of finding the problem is verify that voltage exists at each junction point. Start at the final destination and work back toward the source. Why start at the final destination? ..... the starter solenoid might be the problem.
 
What tool to use? A small, inexpensive digital multimeter ...... you can measure voltage and resistance. These are available at any auto parts sore, electronics store, Amazon (DT830B ~$10), Harbor Freight (#37772 ~$20). I prefer non-autoranging meters. I have never seen a trouble lamp ........... one of these things with a probe, an alligator clip, and a light bulb that wasn't so cheaply made that it was more likely to be the source of trouble itself.
 
Then you need to understand how the electrical circuit works. All the basic, individual Pantera electrical circuits are available at http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm.
 
Have fun today,

sobill at aol.com