[pschaars]

Thanks for looking up the wiring for me RazorBack. I actually made a purchase of the 944 workshop manuals on a whim when I got the car. I think they were like 800 dollars or something. Probably not the best idea I ever had because they assume a level of competency above where I am with automobiles. It does come in handy for things like electrical diagrams and taking apart interior pieces without breaking plastic tabs, though. I think they Hayes manual might do that as well. I looked at a couple pages from the hayes manual and compared it to the workshop manuals and realized they just took parts that are common from the workshop manuals verbatim. So probably anything I will ever attempt I could have gotten a book for 30 dollars.

Anyway. I cleaned the hell out of the ground connection. Hooked up my original motor, tested the ground connection and turned it on. The motor tries to turn but cannot make a full revolution. It shakes back and forth and makes that weak electrical motor sound like when you were a kid and only powering your RC car to the slightest amount, before the car actually starts going. I disconnected the power plug, tested that to the top of the ground bolt and was getting 12.5 volts across.

I feel like that definitively makes it a bad motor. I am not going to try the new motor again since it was practically on fire. Hopefully the rain will let up long enough for me to make it back down to the recycler.

Thanks again for your help!

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Pete

1990 Midnight Blue 944S2
1995 Jeep Wrangler 2.5L (for sale, at the shop getting a new clutch. Mechanically excellent, hit and run on the rear bumper and no rear carpet.)