Re: Oops, left the M37 ignition on

Posted by Russ on Monday, January 08, 2001 at 3:45PM :

In Reply to: Oops, left the M37 ignition on posted by George on Monday, January 08, 2001 at 3:24PM :

If the points were in the open position when the ignition was on, they should be OK. If they were in the closed position with the switch on, they may have 'welded' together and then pulled apart when you started it. The indicator here is a gob of material stuck to one side of the points and a crater on the other side of the points. The points should be replaced if this has happened. The batteries may have lost significant life by being fully discharged, but running the truck will tell you that. I can't think of anything else to check, since it started and ran fine.

Follow Ups: Re: Oops, left the M37 ignition on - Kevin 5:28PM 01/08/2001 Re: Oops, left the M37 ignition on - Gordon (the Scottish one) 6:23PM 01/08/2001 Re: Oops, left the M37 ignition on - David Sherman 9:11PM 01/08/2001 Re: No, there was a story about lead acid batteries too. - Gary 11:06PM 01/08/2001 you caN CHARGE EM BACKWARDS - casebro 10:13PM 01/09/2001 Deep cycle batteries - Russ 10:48AM 01/09/2001 Re: Deep cycle batteries - Brian in Oregon 6:54PM 01/09/2001 Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Message: Optional Link URL: Title: Optional Image Link URL: This board is powered by the Mr. Fong Device from Cyberarmy.com