[DeTomaso] no electricity from switch to starter

[Dave McManus]

Nice call SOBill !
IndyDave

-----Original Message-----
From: mark skwarek [mailto:ehpantera at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 4:20 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com; SOBill at aol.com
Cc: michael at michaelshortt.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no electricity from switch to starter






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