Subject: RE: start question
Author: Greg Dahlman
Date: May 6, 2001, 7:46 PM
Post ID: 1706618558
Ok I just pulled the starter and did a loadtest and with no load the
starter is pulling 52 Amps!!! which is well above the 25 it is spec'ed to
pull. We all are talking about the Marelli starter? If I can find some
one around here who rebuilds them I'll take it in and report back if they
found the problem.
-Greg Dahlman gr-@rm-rf.com
-69 ambo
On Sun, 6 May 2001, Peter Scheer wrote:
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