Hello All, new to the forum. I really need your expertise with this, all my resources are baffled
I just picked up a 1967 GS400 Convert automatic no air.
I was cleaning up the underside of the front lower motor from years of leaks, I grabbed the Positive cable to the starter and started wiping the oil off of it and the starter started spinning full speed. It did not engage the flywheel thankfully. I quickly lowered the car so I could disconnect the cable at the battery, by the time I disconnected it, the spinning had slowed down to almost a stop. The cable and starter were warm, my guess is it was spinning for about 60 seconds.
The wiring gutter is in tact on the Passenger-side of the block with the aluminum cover in place. All the wiring was tight and separated. I removed all the wiring and see no breaks or bare wiring. Any idea what would caused the starter to spin like that without engaging the flywheel? What should I be checking for with wiring and starter?
I only thing I noticed was the ring terminal of the yellow starter wire was close to the battery cable stud.
Prior to this event all starting events were normal. I checked the battery and it was at 85% charged after the event.
I just picked up a 1967 GS400 Convert automatic no air.
I was cleaning up the underside of the front lower motor from years of leaks, I grabbed the Positive cable to the starter and started wiping the oil off of it and the starter started spinning full speed. It did not engage the flywheel thankfully. I quickly lowered the car so I could disconnect the cable at the battery, by the time I disconnected it, the spinning had slowed down to almost a stop. The cable and starter were warm, my guess is it was spinning for about 60 seconds.
The wiring gutter is in tact on the Passenger-side of the block with the aluminum cover in place. All the wiring was tight and separated. I removed all the wiring and see no breaks or bare wiring. Any idea what would caused the starter to spin like that without engaging the flywheel? What should I be checking for with wiring and starter?
I only thing I noticed was the ring terminal of the yellow starter wire was close to the battery cable stud.
Prior to this event all starting events were normal. I checked the battery and it was at 85% charged after the event.
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