Anybody put di-electric grease on these nice shinny cleaned
connections, or is that not proper?

DM&FS

At 06:47 AM 12/29/2008, Larry Alofs wrote:
>I would not expect the cable to get very warm with "normal" starting.  If
>just one end or the other got warm, the connection there needs to be
>cleaned.  Sometimes there is corrosion between the end of a cable and the
>terminal, which means the whole thing needs to be taken off and redone.
>   If your starter and solenoid didn't make any noise at all, your problem is
>probably in the circuit from the ignition switch or the switch or the
>solenoid.  It's a poor design; a relay kit may help.
>   If your starter engaged but was not able to turn the engine well, Your
>problem is in the battery, its cables, or the starter motor itself.
>
>HTH,
>Larry A.
>
>
>On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Dan Krautkremer <kd5ceu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The other day my 86' GL wouldn't turn over. Wound up getting a jump start.
> > 1st time it has happened. Battery is 2 yrs old. My question is would the
> > ground cable get quite warm to the touch during normal starting? Am I
> > looking at replacing the battery cables to the starter? Next step is to
> > clean all battery to starter connectors. Battery connections were very
> > clean. Any ideas? Thanx to all...
> >
> > Danno
> > 86' Gl
> > 87' Cabby
> >