Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 892

8F - 32 STARTING SYSTEM
Fig. 4 TEST POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE
1 - BATTERY
2 - VOLTMETER
3 - STARTER MOTOR
(4) Con n ect volt m et er t o m ea su r e bet ween n ega -
t ive ba t t er y t er m in a l post a n d a good clea n gr ou n d
on en gin e block (F ig. 5). Rot a t e a n d h old ign it ion
swit ch in St a r t posit ion . Obser ve volt m et er. If r ea d-
in g is a bove 0.2 volt , clea n a n d t igh t en n ega t ive ba t -
t er y ca ble a t t a ch m en t on en gin e block. Repea t t est . If
r ea din g is st ill a bove 0.2 volt , r epla ce fa u lt y n ega t ive
ba t t er y ca ble.
Fig. 5 TEST GROUND CIRCUIT RESISTANCE -
1 - VOLTMETER
2 - BATTERY
3 - ENGINE GROUND
TYPICAL
(5) Con n ect posit ive lea d of volt m et er t o st a r t er
h ou sin g. Con n ect n ega t ive lea d of volt m et er t o n ega -
t ive ba t t er y t er m in a l post (F ig. 6). Rot a t e a n d h old
ign it ion swit ch in St a r t posit ion . Obser ve volt m et er.
If r ea din g is a bove 0.2 volt , cor r ect poor st a r t er t o
en gin e block gr ou n d con t a ct .
Fig. 6 TEST STARTER GROUND - TYPICAL
1 - STARTER MOTOR
2 - BATTERY
3 - VOLTMETER
If r esist a n ce t est s det ect n o feed cir cu it pr oblem s,
r efer t o S ta rte r Mo to r in t h e Dia gn osis a n d Test in g.
CONTROL CIRCUIT TESTING
Th e st a r t er con t r ol cir cu it com pon en t s sh ou ld be
t est ed in t h e or der in wh ich t h ey a r e list ed, a s fol-
lows:
• S ta rte r Re la y - Refer t o S ta rte r Re la y Dia g-
n osis a n d Test in g.
• S ta rte r S o le n o id - Refer t o S ta rte r Mo to r
Dia gn osis a n d Test in g.
• Ig n itio n S w itc h - Refer t o Ig n itio n S w itc h
a n d Ke y Lo c k Cy lin d e r
• P a rk /N e u tra l P o s itio n S w itc h - If equ ipped
wit h a u t om a t ic t r a n sm ission , r efer t o P a rk /N e u tra l
P o s itio n S w itc h in 21, Tr a n sm ission .
• Wire h a rn e s s e s a n d c o n n e c tio n s - Refer t o 8,
Wir in g Dia gr a m s.
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