At 06:09 PM 3/15/01 -0700, The Barneck Family wrote:
>I have a 74 TR6 that I am having starting problems with. It is not a
>problem with the engine firing up but a problem with getting the starter
>to work. What happens is I turn the key and some times the starter kicks
>in and sometimes there is just silence. I think my problem is in the
>starter relay but I am not sure. Sometimes if I hold the key in the start
>position for 30 seconds or so, the starter will start working and
>sometimes it won't. Sometimes, wiggling the large brown wire on the
>starter relay works and sometimes it doesn't. I have tried cleaning all
>of the contacts on the starter relay as well as the wire connectors that
>plug onto the relay. Nothing seems to cure the problem. And for
>clarification, it is not that the starter gears are not engaging. When it
>doesn't work, the starter is not turning at all. Any ideas?
My starter relay failed internally. If I held 1 of the wired just right, it
would make contact and the car would start fine. Otherwise, silence. A
replacement relay solved my problem
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL
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