Need Confirmation of Bad Starter

DcMoore · Sep 12, 2011

The positive wire on the starter is making continuity with the body of the starter and any other ground.

Also when the big wire and the small wire are connected to the starter I achieve continuity between the two.

Lastly the starter test out perfect on the bench but I am getting a short as stated above....

My truck turned into Optimus Prime jr. and started itself into the back of my wifes car.....

It seems to me that I have a bad starter but just need some confirmation!

Atsah · Sep 12, 2011

That's an interesting one.. I wonder if your battery's are the culprit.. Did you take a meter to them to make sure there not shorted? :shrug:

DcMoore · Sep 12, 2011

I didn't see if they were shorted but their reading fine.. Also I did this test with the wires disconnected.

Atsah · Sep 12, 2011

DcMoore said:
I didn't see if they were shorted but their reading fine.. Also I did this test with the wires disconnected.

Oh, I would say you have a short between the terminals on the starter.. That would be my guess..

Arisley · Sep 12, 2011

Sounds like a bad starter to me. Or starter solenoid at least.

DcMoore · Sep 12, 2011

Solenoid is brand new... I'm just not getting it because it tested fine 4 times at O'Reillys and didn't short their machine out.

JLDickmon · Sep 13, 2011

DcMoore said:
The positive wire on the starter is making continuity with the body of the starter and any other ground.

Also when the big wire and the small wire are connected to the starter I achieve continuity between the two.

Lastly the starter test out perfect on the bench but I am getting a short as stated above....

My truck turned into Optimus Prime jr. and started itself into the back of my wifes car.....

It seems to me that I have a bad starter but just need some confirmation!

You said continuity, did you mean continuity? As in checked with an ohmmeter?
If so, the purple wire is shorted to power.

Purple wire should only have voltage to it with the key in the crank position. Otherwise, it's nothing more than a piece of wire sitting on a bench. Open switch on either end (starter solenoid disengaged and ignition switch open).