[DeTomaso] starter electrical system problem
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sat Sep 21 17:24:11 EDT 2013
In a message dated 9/21/13 14 22 8, pantdino at aol.com writes:
> My perception is this:
>
> When engine was shut down one piston had finished its intake stroke and
> was sitting at the bottom with a cylinder full of gas vapor above it.
> When you crank the engine the piston moves up. Plugs fire at BTDC, no?
> So the plug fires before the piston is at TDC and the force of the
> explosion stops the piston and crankshaft at that point and the engine stops
> turning for a second until the starter moves the crank again. I'm pretty sure
> this is what has been happening, because with the ignition switched off the
> starter spins the engine fine.
>
>
>>>Ah, an interesting theory! If you've proven it empirically, then it
becomes more than just a theory.
Your starter, however, is still a POS, and now it's a *broken* POS. :>)
Mike
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