Posted by apb (in NY) on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 10:31AM :
In Reply to: electrical problem/advice posted by RWR on Friday, January 27, 2006 at 11:26PM :
Remove, clean (with sand paper or emory paper) refasten, and tighten, all connections starting with the big wires from the battery.
What you saw/heard was a spark at a connection that will test OK under no load (such as when you test with a meter or test lamp) but will fail with a large current draw, such as the one that occurs when the starter is energized.