Chris & Jay, This morning 80B started after sitting for several days with
the starter problem!After trying just about every test I could think of
for the starter relay & wires leading to the starter from the relay I
proceeded to look at the ignition switch area(I should have tried this
first) I turned the switch all the way on to the start position, holding
it there for approx. 5 to 10 seconds & bingo it started! This intermittent
starting has been happening for a couple of months but never realized exactly
what it took to start the car.The problem I have noticed occurs when the
car sits over the weekend & try to start it monday morning.Possible dirty
starter solenoid contacts or dirty connections at the starter relay is
probably causing the problem I think.Will replace & or clean them & then
see if the problem continues. Hope this has been of some help Chris.Good
luck.Keep us informed of your situation.I really enjoy this kind of
electrical troubleshooting-seriously.Phil...Other thoughts are appreciated!
On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Jay Tilton wrote:
> chris jung wrote:
> >After attempting to start the car a few times, the starter motor wouldn't
> >spin and the solenoid didn't click.
> >Should I replace the starter
> >relay, or should I test the ignition switch?
>
> It's probably the relay. It's cheap and easy enough to replace that even if
> the old one isn't bad, replacing it will go a long way toward diagnosing the
> problem as a bad ignition switch if things still don't work.
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