On Tue, 23 May 2000, Cliff Davies wrote:
> My 73 TR 6 starter failed. I was cranking it and suddenly, click, click.
> I removed the starter and bench tested. When applying power to the main
> "from" battery connection on the solenoid and grounding the body of the
> starter, the starter gear spun. My local TR parts guy tells me it could
> be the relay, What relay? I can't find a relay anywhere in the schematic
> or listed in Bentleys, or TRF. Could it be the solenoid? Anyone have
> insight. Has the Prince finally reared its ugly head?
More likely 27 years (or some portion thereof) of corrosion and such have
taken their toll on the various connections from battery to solenoid
(relay) to starter. Try cleaning them all and see what happens.
--Andy
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