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An engine cranks very slowly, the battery tests as fully charged and sound, and the earth strap becomes hot during the attempt.

Which conclusion follows?

  • A.The battery cannot deliver the current required, despite testing as sound under the load applied during the test
  • B.The earth path has high resistance and must be repaired
  • C.The starter motor has an internal short, which draws excessive current and therefore heats the whole circuit
  • D.The engine is seized

Answer: B

Heat at the strap is direct evidence of resistance there, wasting the voltage the motor needs. A shorted motor would draw excessive current everywhere rather than heating one connection. Voltage drop measurement confirms it in seconds. The order in which the effects act is what decides the outcome, so it is worth establishing first. A symptom that appears under one condition and not another is what narrows the diagnosis quickly. Framing the question as which quantity the change acts upon makes the answer follow without calculation.

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