From: Joe Garrett (j.garrett@verizon.net)
Date: Mon Nov 22 2004 - 14:51:42 PST
Everybody please add a remote starter switch to your tool box if you are
going to do this kind of thing. It is a momentary switch with two wires
ending in small alligator clips. You clip the alligator clips to the posts
on the starter and then, when you are 3 or 4 feet away, you press the switch
button. If you have connected to the wrong posts, instead of starting a
fire, you simply ruin your $10 remote starter switch. And an added benefit
is that you don't hit you head on the hood trying to get away from the
sparks. And you don't ruin your 24 volt starter by arc welding the posts.
Joe Garrett
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Jack
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:42 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] Word to the wise...
It's not a military vehicle incident, but it does
apply to diesel engines in general and its a good
lesson in caution!
I had been working with this dielsel tractor trying to
get the starter switch working. I needed to use it
ASAP, so I did what most folks would do, I just hot
wired it. On a tractor and as most of you know on
MV's too, this is a real simple process. Takes about
5 seconds using a heavy wire or steel tool. In this
case I touched a screw driver across two contact
points on the solenoid and she started right up, no
problem. So far so good.
So I am explaining this process to one of the guys who
would be driving this tractor. I was showing him which
places to touch if the tractor needed starting before
we could get the new switch installed. Still no
problem and I did it again...perfect.
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