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Author Topic: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge  (Read 2655 times)

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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #15 on: 24 July 2009, 18:34:24 »
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The "pink" wire (which comes from the alternator) in your diagram needs to be connected to the same terminal as the "red" wire in your diagram.
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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #16 on: 24 July 2009, 19:24:52 »
Ah, ok, my only concern is that im 99% sure it wasnt together before (ie the old starter had the wires as pictured)  :)

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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #17 on: 25 July 2009, 00:58:06 »
There should never be anything else connected to the starter motor side of the solenoid. As said, alternator has to connect to the same terminal as the battery.

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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #18 on: 26 July 2009, 09:04:02 »
Well I bow down and humbley apologise, wacked them both on the top post and problem solved!

What a pleb! lol Ive changed loads of starters before, oh well, live and learn, cheers guys :)  :y
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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #19 on: 26 July 2009, 14:06:25 »
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Well I bow down and humbley apologise, wacked them both on the top post and problem solved!

What a pleb! lol Ive changed loads of starters before, oh well, live and learn, cheers guys :)  :y
We learn by our mistakes. Hopefully on OOF, we can learn from other peoples mistakes as well :y


I connected the alternator cable to solenoid on starter once, thought it was odd that the start motor kept running when the engine started ;D
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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #20 on: 26 July 2009, 15:16:10 »
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I connected the alternator cable to solenoid on starter once, thought it was odd that the start motor kept running when the engine started ;D

There's 2 quite substantial red/black wires above/side of a Senator's glove box, one has a male connector & the other a female. They just cry out to be connected together! You end up with the same result though, the starter keps running! :-? A few, myself included, have fallen for the same mistake!  ::)  ::)  ::) ;D  ;D
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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #21 on: 27 July 2009, 22:47:12 »
I've done worse before. ::) Try not remembering to tighten the starter mounting bolts.

Was on the Westfield. Starter decided to come adrift just after I'd dispatched some Saxo "baseball cap on wrong way round" type off the lights, just as it bounced off the rev limiter in 2nd. :o The sound of the starter nose interfacing with the flywheel was not pleasant. Thought I'd lunched it in a big way. ::)

Fortunately no damage done. :-[

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Re: super urgent! Changed the starter, now wont charge
« Reply #22 on: 27 July 2009, 23:19:35 »
Great result, GmT :y :y
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