my neighbor has a 1995 corvette , he just called to tell me that his battery was dead, he jumped the battery to get it started and now the starter stays engaged, the starter spins the engine but, even with the key removed the only way to get the starter to stop was pulling off the battery cable...any ideas gentlemen before I go over to try to trouble shoot this rather odd problem?
REPLACING A C4 CORVETTE BATTERY VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 03-roWP2A#!
as soon as he gives me access, Ill push it over and put it up on my lift or bring 4 of my 12 ton jack stands , a mechanics creeper and a floor jack over to his garage and see whats wrong, I called and his wife says he went out to buy a new starter, just so we have it if its required because he knows the starters at least 15 years old, because he had the car that long and never changed it.
any ideas or bets on whats wrong guys?
yes I know I'm insane but I enjoy fixing problems like this, and I enjoy a bit of companionship while I'm working under the car on a creeper, it sure brings back decades of memories ...especially if I don,t need to pay for parts
http://custombatterycables.com/product_info.htm
having heavy gauge COPPER battery and ground connection cables with the correct ends, and a 140 amp-to-200 amp alternator goes a long way towards
reducing potential battery and starter related issues
BTW FAULTY GROUNDS, IN MANY CARS AND ESPECIALLY NEWER CORVETTES CAUSE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES SO IF YOU HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES CHECK THEM CAREFULLY
HERES SOME INFO POSTED ELSWARE
"Most grounds are on the drivers side of the block above the oil filter or on the rear of the drivers side cylinder head . There are also a few on the frame under the battery tray , and a couple on the top of the frame about 12" back from the radiator, housing.,as well as one on the drivers side behind the kick panel and one passenger side behind kick panel. There are more Ones under the battery tray are the most likely to be corroded in my experience.
LCD dash ground is behind drivers kick panel . There are also several electrical grounds down just above the oil filter and one behind the passenger kick panel for the ECM. and a couple on the rear of the drivers side cylinder head, Grounds are a constant issue on most c4's. Hope this helps."
REPLACING A C4 CORVETTE BATTERY VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 03-roWP2A#!
as soon as he gives me access, Ill push it over and put it up on my lift or bring 4 of my 12 ton jack stands , a mechanics creeper and a floor jack over to his garage and see whats wrong, I called and his wife says he went out to buy a new starter, just so we have it if its required because he knows the starters at least 15 years old, because he had the car that long and never changed it.
yes I know I'm insane but I enjoy fixing problems like this, and I enjoy a bit of companionship while I'm working under the car on a creeper, it sure brings back decades of memories ...especially if I don,t need to pay for parts
http://custombatterycables.com/product_info.htm
having heavy gauge COPPER battery and ground connection cables with the correct ends, and a 140 amp-to-200 amp alternator goes a long way towards
reducing potential battery and starter related issues
BTW FAULTY GROUNDS, IN MANY CARS AND ESPECIALLY NEWER CORVETTES CAUSE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES SO IF YOU HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES CHECK THEM CAREFULLY
HERES SOME INFO POSTED ELSWARE
"Most grounds are on the drivers side of the block above the oil filter or on the rear of the drivers side cylinder head . There are also a few on the frame under the battery tray , and a couple on the top of the frame about 12" back from the radiator, housing.,as well as one on the drivers side behind the kick panel and one passenger side behind kick panel. There are more Ones under the battery tray are the most likely to be corroded in my experience.
LCD dash ground is behind drivers kick panel . There are also several electrical grounds down just above the oil filter and one behind the passenger kick panel for the ECM. and a couple on the rear of the drivers side cylinder head, Grounds are a constant issue on most c4's. Hope this helps."
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