I wouldn't go too far with electrical detail, if it's a new battery of proper size I would think it will be obvious - starter wire to chassis or the like. I would bet you can feel a hot wire, then figure out where it's shorting.
Another possibility - I had a bad battery connection in my Volvo, it was enough for low currents but would barely conduct at high. Messing around with the battery cables caused it to start, eventually I pulled back the insulation and the wire fell in half with just a few stands remaining. Only real clue was that the wire was easy to bend at a certain point. A clue might be if the battery was at a pretty high voltage after a marathon starting session. Best, -Tim On Aug 17, 2011 7:38 PM, "Alex Chamberlain" <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Luther's Benz <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote: >> If you smell warm wiring at 30seconds, something is loose or worn in the wiring. >> Check ALL connections from the battery to the starter. >> Do this before condemning the starter.... > > Ugh. OK, I'll drag out the electrical diagrams. But if I see battery > voltage at the starter terminals when cranking, isn't that a pretty > sure check? > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
