I put in a remanufactured starter 6 months ago in my 89 base Thunderbird and about 2 months ago it started cranking over slower and got worse. Do you think its the wire or the starter, the wire looks really big I dont know how long they usually last. And also what wire goes to the starter from the solenoid, I think its the one on the right but just want a second opinion so I don't mess it up.
I tried to hook up a new wire for the big starter wire and I couldn't get it to work. Right when I tried hooking it up I put the - back on the battery and the starter starting cranking over and the terminal was sparking. And the starter only had 1 wire hooked up. I took the old starter out and put in the new one that had warranty. I found my volt meter but I don't know what volt setting to set it to. I think my starter died too fast from long crank times, now I will just crank it for 2 secs then crank a second time to start.
Long crank times can be eliminated by turning the key on for 2 sec before cranking. Or replacing the fuel pump.
The setting should be V-DC.
Al
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