So we made it back without problems (parked on a hill when we had to stop.)

Yesterday I started looking around and I found the culprit: the red/black
wire was loose at the starter.

(@Beierl, the Stancor relay I was talking about is triggered by our aux
battery circuit to charge the aux battery when the car is running.)

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 11:59 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>         Could it be Ignition Switch Related ~
>
>                                 ORR ~ DeanB
>
> On 21 Aug , 2017, at 6:35 PM, Roy Nicholl wrote:
>
> > When was the last time you cleaned all your grounds … particularly the
> big ones on/near the starter.
> >
> >
> >> On 21-Aug-2017, at 21:33, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> We are currently driving back to Pittsburgh from Nashville (eclipse!).
> >>
> >> Our starter gave out on us twice. First time we roll started down a hill
> >> and after that it worked again for a day but now it seems to have
> given up
> >> completely. A nice guy with a tow truck helped us with a pull start so
> we
> >> are on the road for now.
> >>
> >> I have noticed something strange however: our stancore relay doesn't
> seem
> >> to be engaged while driving. (I can test this by shutting the car off
> and
> >> on while at speed.) However, I have noticed that if I try to engage the
> >> started motor that does engage the relay (only while the key is in the
> >> starting position). This seems to me to indicate that there may be some
> >> electrical weirdness going on as opposed to a failing starter.
> >>
> >> Ignition switch?
> >> Wire connection?
> >>
> >> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!
>