[DeTomaso] Strange electrical issue - is it time for a new starter?

[Boyd Casey]

If it's not the battery cutoff switch check the solenoid mounted on the
firewall. Mine went bad and I mistakenly replaced two starters before
finding that I had a cracked solenoid. $12.00 (and $500 for two starters)
plus labor.
Boyd


On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm counting on that.  I have 6 batteries between my under-driven 25+
> year old cars and I rotate the tender to each one over the week.  It's
> pretty labor intensive but cheaper than buying 6 battery tenders :)
> The 635CSI drains pretty fast because the NiCds in the dash need
> replacing, ironically enough.  The 443 Mustang has a Crane Hi-6 wired
> to the battery and that gives it a slow drain as well.
>
> sean
>
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 6:49 PM, Bill Moore <bill at incendium.com> wrote:
> > Peter, you should be able to leave your car sit for two weeks with the
> battery hooked up, without a battery tender, in a 50 f garage. My Pantera
> has an Interstate, nothing special battery that is at least 5 years old.
> From May thru Oct my car will start everytime, anytime with one or two
> weeks between starts no problems and the battery is hooked up all the time.
> > During winter Nov - Apr I disconnect the battery Negative wire and hook
> up a Ctek battery tender($87CDN). I've done this for the last three years.
> No problems.
> >
> > Your battery should hold a hooked up charge for two weeks.
> > Bill Moore
> > Incendium Supply
> > Calgary
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Cajthaml <pcajthaml at gmail.com>
> > Sender: "DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at poca.com>Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014
> 15:32:33
> > To: michael at michaelshortt.com<michael at michaelshortt.com>
> > Cc: detomaso at poca.com<detomaso at poca.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Strange electrical issue - is it time for a new
> >         starter?
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   If it's not the battery cutoff switch check the solenoid mounted on the
   firewall. Mine went bad and I mistakenly replaced two starters before
   finding that I had a cracked solenoid. $12.00 (and $500 for two
   starters) plus labor.
   Boyd

   On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Sean Korb <[1]spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

     I'm counting on that.  I have 6 batteries between my under-driven
     25+
     year old cars and I rotate the tender to each one over the week.
     It's
     pretty labor intensive but cheaper than buying 6 battery tenders :)
     The 635CSI drains pretty fast because the NiCds in the dash need
     replacing, ironically enough.  The 443 Mustang has a Crane Hi-6
     wired
     to the battery and that gives it a slow drain as well.
     sean

   On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 6:49 PM, Bill Moore <[2]bill at incendium.com>
   wrote:
   > Peter, you should be able to leave your car sit for two weeks with
   the battery hooked up, without a battery tender, in a 50 f garage. My
   Pantera has an Interstate, nothing special battery that is at least 5
   years old. From May thru Oct my car will start everytime, anytime with
   one or two weeks between starts no problems and the battery is hooked
   up all the time.
   > During winter Nov - Apr I disconnect the battery Negative wire and
   hook up a Ctek battery tender($87CDN). I've done this for the last
   three years. No problems.
   >
   > Your battery should hold a hooked up charge for two weeks.
   > Bill Moore
   > Incendium Supply
   > Calgary
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: Peter Cajthaml <[3]pcajthaml at gmail.com>
   > Sender: "DeTomaso" <[4]detomaso-bounces at poca.com>Date: Tue, 18 Feb
   2014 15:32:33
   > To: [5]michael at michaelshortt.com<[6]michael at michaelshortt.com>
   > Cc: [7]detomaso at poca.com<[8]detomaso at poca.com>
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Strange electrical issue - is it time for a
   new
   >         starter?
   >
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     Sean Korb [13]spkorb at spkorb.org [14]http://www.spkorb.org
     '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera
     #1382
     "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
     "Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P.
     Picasso

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