Start Q's

[tberk at sbcglobal.net (T Berk)]

Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> I moved the battery to the trunk and now I have start probs. When the 
> motor is cool, it will crank and start. But...
> 
> When warm, the batt voltage (on the dash meter) drops to 0 and doesn't 
> even click the starter.
> Shorting the battery term to the starter relay on the starter doesn't 
> start the car either.
> (Thank god I was on a hill)
> 
> Bad ground? I have welders wire from the neg term to the bumper bolt in 
> the trunk. I did scrub it and put anti corrosion paste on the contacts.
> 
> Any ideas people?
> 
> 
> 
> Julie Macfarlane

You have a good connection between the frame and the battery & between 
the motor and the starter but you might investigate the connection 
between the frame and the motor.

hth,
TBerk