From: Jeff Hain-Matson (flmv@flmv.net)
Date: Thu May 04 2006 - 05:39:42 PDT
Joe Young is probably right, I have had this fun experience 3 times in
different Blazers, and every time the under dash starter relay needed to be
replaced to solve the problem. In fact 1st time was as you described only I
got cables pulled (helps to keep gloves in the truck and a multi tool on my
waist). Next 2 times I just pulled the relay under the dash and was good to
go, other than needing a tow or a ride to NAPA. I now install a new relay as
part of the "clean up" of all the blazers I sell, just to avoid this
problem. My guess is that the relay is rated for the amp draw of a gas motor
starter and sooner or later can't handle the draw of the Diesel starter so
the contacts fuse together....
-- JEFF HAIN-MATSON FRONT LINE MILITARY VEHICLES WEB SITE: http://www.flmv.net/ WRIGHTSVILLE PA 717-252-4489 VOICE 717-252-4499 FAX flmv@flmv.net E-MAIL MVPA #1833 IMPS #1726 MVT #9362 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:19 PM Subject: [MV] M-1009 Help!> Hi CUCV Gurus, > > I'm certain that I've seen this mentioned on this list before but I have > failed to find it in my archives. I have a two week old, brand new, not > rebuilt, brand new, military starter and two fairly new 6TL batteries > installed. One is around two months old and one is about four. When I > got > in it after spending about thirty minutes in a friends house I tried to > start it, it seemed to be totally dead. No response at all other than the > normal lights coming on that you get each time you crank it up. I opened > the hood to see if one of the battery cables was loose. The key was > turned > off and in my hand as I always do for safety. As I'm looking under the > hood > and reaching for the battery cables the starter starts to whine and spins > at > a very high rate of speed, smoke comes out and wires get cherry red. I'm > now trying to pull a battery cable off with no luck at all. Failing this > I > went for the hose in case the fire spreads. All of a sudden the spinning > stops, the smoke clears and the wires cool down. What just happened other > than the wiring and starter now need to be replaced???? > > Does anyone know what causes this to happen and how I can prevent it in > the > future? Any ideas on what I need to replace other than the wiring and > starter? What's my next move? > > Thank you in advance for any and all help that anyone can give! > > Best Regards, > > Ed > > "The consolidation of the States into one vast empire, sure to be > aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain > precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it." > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> > To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com> > Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/ > >
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