[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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