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| | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 127 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 127 | Full charge on battery, getting nothing out of starter. Gauges showing draw, cables all checked. Cleaned stomp switch. No help. Any ideas here. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 | Is this a stock set up with a stomp starter on the floor board? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | Guages will only show draw from ignition, starter load does not go through ampmeter, check starter for ground strap to starter mount bolt, all fresh paint scraped off electric terminals, + and -, stomp making contact with mechanical switch on top of starter(might have to lengthen stomp pushrod) , starter dead-was it checked on the bench?
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | Try pushing the switch button on the starter without engaging the pinion gear by pushing the stomp pedal. The starter motor should spin without turning the engine. It's possible you've got bent or damaged linkage that's not moving far enough to push the button as the gear engages the flywheel. Ditto on bench testing the starter before it's installed. You could also try gluing a flat washer onto the switch button with RTV sealer or trim cement as a quick test of the linkage to see if that makes the motor turn as the stomp pedal is pushed.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | Pedal of stomp starter mech. can be adjusted via a jam nut where the threaded end connects under the floor. More length of travel pushes linkage a bit further making the connection. Best of luck | | | | | Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 370 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 370 | I had issues with the starter and even though my ground cable looked good and was tight. It wasn't. If you have one of those 12 volt cables. It's not big enough. I bought a 2/0 gauge and connected it to the bolt on the top of the starter mount. HUGE difference. The cable was about $50 but I'm glad to have it.
Don
Can’t begin to tell you how much I hate the name Stovebolt.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | A piece of #0 or larger welding cable makes a great battery cable, especially if you solder the ends onto it.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | If your battery cable ever gets warm after use, it is probably too small.
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
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