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Old 04-22-2012, 09:27 PM
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I recently picked up a 1450 from a friend, he stated he thought that it needed a new starter. I installed a new battery and it runs great. Fast forward two weeks and I noticed that it sounds as if the battery is getting low on charge. Tonight I checked voltage while running at the battery and it is at 13.59 volts seems right. the throttle cable quits, so i remove the side panel and prior too me changing the mounts i notice that the throttle and choke cables have worn into the engine tin work behind the flywheel and the choke cable is arching against the tin. I moved the cable away from it, shut it down and upon trying too restart I notice that the choke cable is now arching at the dash on the outside near the steering wheel. Any suggestions on where too start. A quik once over and I didnt notice any wires even close too the choke cable. Could it be a bad ground by chance? Any opinions are appreciated.


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Old 04-22-2012, 09:38 PM
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Thanks Jeff,
I have the wiring diagram already, but I appreciate that.

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There is supposed to be a #8 wire from the bolt on the starter mount leading to the chassis.

Is that missing!!??
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Thanks Cadplans,
I will check that but I only noticed one wire on it and it was part of the wiring harness.
I'll check that tomorrow.

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2 of mine have a 8 inch wire from the starter mount to the bolt holding the grill shell. It is not in a harness bundle.
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2 of mine have a 8 inch wire from the starter mount to the bolt holding the grill shell. It is not in a harness bundle.
If the dash is fiberglass, I think arcing to ground thru the choke/carb cable makes sense. (ISO mounts do more than insulate from vibration!)

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If the dash is fiberglass, I think arcing to ground thru the choke/carb cable makes sense. (ISO mounts do more than insulate from vibration!)

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I agree!! The choke cable would give off a nice glow during starting for a while!!
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I had the same exact issue on rebuild. Per some recomendations here, i ran a ground from the starter bolt straight back to the negative terminal on the battery.
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