Hi Irv...
Thanks for the reply, actually helps a bit at least. Took your advice,
checked the relay, jiggled it, tapped it, etc. No difference. But here's
another interesting discovery. I think the wires may be connected to the
relay incorrectly. According to the Bentley repair guide, the relay should
be wired (approx how it looks when looking at the business end of the relay:
C1 empty W1 White/orange
c2 Black
C4 empty W2 Black
Mine is wired like this (differences noted by *):
C1 empty W1* empty
C2 Black
C4* White/orange W2 Black
Anyone mind checking their starter relay to see how theirs looks? I'll be
armed with spare fuses and fire extinguisher when I attempt the wiring
change (probably overly nervous, but I've read some horror stories
here!) Does anyone think the present wiring could be the problem?
Thanks,
Blake Discher
At 12:36 PM 4/30/00 , you wrote:
I had a similar problem on my 74. I would turn the key and the warning
lights would light, but nothing else would happen. I thought it might be a
bad switch, but the switch was okay. Then 1 day, while playing around under
the hood, I discovered that if I jiggled the white/red wire that goes to the
starter relay, the car would start. Some time later (okay, I'm not too
smart) I finally realized that it was the relay that was bad and not the
wire. The relay had an internal break, which was closed when I jiggled the
wire. I replaced the relay, and haven't had a problem since. Hope this helps
some.
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