Chip,
I haven't jumped in here on your solenoid issue b/c I'm sure you'll get som=
e
GOOD advice from people who actually KNOW what they're talking about, but...
On my old GT6, I did as your friend suggested when my solenoid failed. Rat=
her
than using a jumper, I disconnected the hot wire in and the power wire out=20=
to
the starter and manually fired the starter. Other than some arcing and pit=
ting
of the connectors (I'll stand in the corner for that later), there seemed t=
o be
no ill effect to the car.
Incidentally, I had the same problem on my old Harley which was my only
transportation in high school (am I just hard on solenoids, or what?!?) and=
I
carried an old screwdriver which I used as a "starter", connecting the pole=
s
manually. Pretty cool fireworks when you do that leaving a party in the wo=
ods
in the middle of the night .... (ahhh...remember high school?). MAN, I've=20=
got
to get a bike again!
Good luck,
Scott Barr
scott.barr@mccarty-law.com
72 GT6
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