Jack,
Your problem with the Ferret starter reminded me of what I think is a
similar problem I encountered with a Humber 1 ton truck (British built - not
noted for its ease of maintenance or adherence to the KISS principle), which
has the same motor as your Ferret.
I was perplexed for a long time when trying to start the Humber, because I
knew I had power to all the important areas but the starter motor would not
turn over. After a great deal of unnecessary work in changing over voltage
regulators and even starter motors, a friend examined the wiring diagram and
suggested I check the earth wire INSIDE the starter motor. It is only
small, but it was broken (in both starter motors) and when fixed, solved my
problem. I don't know if your fault is the same and I can guarantee that in
a Ferret, your starter won't be as accessible as mine was in the Humber,
but if all else fails, have a look at the little bugger in the starter.
Anyone who owns a Ferret/Saracen/Saladin/Champ deserves all the help we can
provide.
Jack McROBERTS
----- Original Message -----
From: <JaxInCalifornia@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 2:06 AM
Subject: [MV] Ferret starter problems
> Hi List, would anyone have the answer to this?
>
> 1. When starting the Ferret (Mark 2/3), the ignition is turned to the on
> position as usual the light is lit (red) above the ignition switch,
however
> now when the starter switch is depressed but the (yellow) light next to
the
> red indicator light does not come on and starter does not start. The
starter
> is dead as if no current is going to the solenoid.
>
> 2. For no apparent reason the starter switch comes back to life and
works,
> but this is followed by a period of a few seconds or a few minutes, by
> switching the ignition on an off and depressing the starter switch
numerous
> times.
>
> The manual says not to open the starter switchboard (panel case where
> ignition/starters wires are housed, so how is it checked or repaired? I
> don't care if it's waterproofed or not, if I could open it up I might find
> the problem... or then again
> maybe it's not inside the switchboard. Is there a ground wire that could
be
> causing this? If so where would it be found?
>
> If this is a switch problem and it certainly appears so, does anyone know
> where a
> swtichboard might be purchased?
>
> Thank you all in advance for your help, much appreciated!
>
> Jack Lee
>
>
>
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