"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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The other day my truck had a no-start problem that turned out to be a poor
cable connection at the battery clamp that I'd missed during an otherwise
thorough spring electrical cleanup. I found it -after- I had removed,
disassembled and thoroughly checked the starter.

The corrosion hidden inside the cable clamp still allowed about 30 - 40
Amps, not enough to spin the starter motor with the Bendix engaged but the
voltages were correct everywhere that was easily accessible, the solenoid
clicked and the battery dropped to 11.5V.



Suggest next time feel the cables and connectors first, when this happens
usually something gets hot.