1st choice new solenoid, maybe the load is too heavy for it now.
if that fails
2nd another new starter, you never know it may be faulty as well.
If those fail - then you have a problem.
maineac wrote:
> O.K., here I am at the end of my rope (or is it wire?), trying to figure
> out what's stopping my starter motor from "doin' its thang". I'll start
> at the beginning - I have a '73 TR6 that gets some major thing done to it
> each Winter, and then goes back on the road in the Spring. This year it
> was the transmission, and since then I have been reassembling it all for
> the coming driving season. So far I have sepnt at least a week trying to
> get the starter motor to work. Here's what I have done:
>
> 1. New battery (Sears Die Hard)
>
> 2. "New" rebuilt starter motor (Beck/Arnley)
>
> 3. New battery cables (both + and -)
>
> 4. Lots of time making sure that all contacts are clean and tight
>
> And here's what happens... when I turn the key to the start position, the
> solenoid responds with a satisfying "click", but there is no motion from
> the motor. If I use a screwdriver to "bridge" the big lugs on the solenoid
> (where the battery cable ataches and where the connection to the motor is),
> the motor will turn like it should. If I disconnect the motor from the
> bottom solenoid lug, (and use the key) I get a full 12 v at the lug, but if
> I reconnect the motor I get ~ 1 v. The battery is still fully charged as
> it shows ~ 13 v., and when I trying to start the car (motor connected to
> solenoid) the battery shows ~ 12 v. Does any of this make sense? Any
> suggestions about what I should try next? I've run out of inspriation, and
> am beginning to run a little short on pateince too. Thanks in advance...
>
> Tom ("Sparky") Walling
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