Yes, just kidding- probably around 80 pounds or so. You still want to
cradle it with a floor jack or something when you remove the mounting
bolts. I sure hope that it is a bad ground strap or lug. What you are
describing sounds alot like that. When my strap came loose, the wire
was supplying enough juice to engage the bendix relay and starter, but
not enough to spin the flywheel.
If you get into removing the starter, you should also replace the
power and ground straps with 4/0 cable. I think that BBird used
something like 1/0 gauge wire- They supplied power to all of the house
circuits and the starter through that stud on the starter and then up
to another stud on a shunt in the rediline compartment. There is no
way that a 1/0 cable can handle that much current- especially if you
add an inverter or use the rediline on occasion.
Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA
-- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> 550 pounds? You're exagerating, right? No way something that size
> can weight 500 lbs...
>
> Scott
>
> --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sfedeli3" <sfedeli3@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Scott,
> >
> > Time to get greasy!!! I would check the voltage at the starter
> lug
> > before cranking. It needs to be at least 12.7 volts or you may have
> > weak battery issues. If that is OK, then try removing the cables on
> > the starter and cleaning the cable and ground lugs with some brake
> > cleaner, drying them and rubbing them with sandpaper. (did I say
> > you'll get greasy !!!) Also be sure to hold the bottom nut on the
> > starter stud while you loosen the cables or you may rotate the stud
> > and have some really fun problems- like removing the 550 pound
> > starter. I had my supply cable loosen bumping across I-44 in the
> > Missouri Ozarks. Did all this greasy stuff on the pavement at some
> > Cracker Barrel when the old girl would not start the next day. BTW-
> my
> > front door key (the Bargman one) fits the rear ignition switch
> nicely.
> > Give it a try.
> >
> > Shane Fedeli
> > 85PT40
> > Hershey, PA
> >
> > --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> > <sforman@> wrote:
> > >
> > > It's in neautral. A/T is not switched. I do not have a key that
> > > fits the rear ign switch.
> > >
> > > When I went out this morning, the starter cranked initially, but
> > > engine did not fire off. When I tried to crank again, it was
> dead.
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "amweath"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Will it start from the rear starting position? Another
> possibility
> > > > is the starter neutral switch.
> > > >
> > > > This is a shot in the dark. I had fueled up my PT36 and it
> would
> > > not It
> > > > would not crank. I played with it for a couple hours sitting in
> the
> > > > fuel-up island. I was about to call a towing service. "I'll try
> one
> > > > more time".
> > > > I looked at the gear selecter and saw it was not in neutral!
> > > >
> > > > You did check the A/T switch(anti theft switch)? That switch is
> in
> > > the
> > > > start ckt.
> > > >
> > > > I hope your's is as simple.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Art Weatherly
> > > > Riverside Ca.
> > > > '85 PT36
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> <sforman@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > My bus will not crank. Batteries are fine, when I turn the
> key,
> > > > > nothing. Battery gauges do not drop like they normally do
> when
> > > key
> > > > is
> > > > > turned to 'start'. Just drove the bus 2 days ago with no
> > > problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > I suspect a loose/corroded connection, where should I begin
> > > looking?
> > > > > Where is the starter solenoid?
> > > > >
> > > > > Scott Forman
> > > > > 86 PT38
> > > > > Memphis
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>