Let back up... and say I HATE dealing with electrical. I'm fairly adept at working on most things, turning a wrench... swinging a hammer... fixing stuff. But I just despise electrical. I have no problem letting someone else deal with it...
The thing that was tricking me away from simply being a ground was the weird activity with the way ALL power would go away. Then eventually come back. I figure it would either come back immediately, or, well just act differently. Always easier in hindsight.
So anyway... moving on... when I removed the Jumper, I noticed as heavy of a gauge it was, it was still warm. So, something still wasn't right. Made a trip to the store and stocked up on a some items. (I already had electrical grease. :) . )
Anyway, Got back, and a few minutes to mess around before heading to the track, so started taking things apart to clean, re-grease, replace, and re-assemble. and got a MUCH better crank out of the starter. I may even try and return the battery... we'll see. Could use the $$$ right now... gotta buy racing slicks for three karts. Also, for those keeping track of the guy who's doing more lurking than anything else currently... both of my boys are playing premier level soccer. Like everything else... Teams fees and travel take a chunk.
