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posted by Zee on Mon Dec 5 07:56 CST 2005
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The diagnosis is that the starter motor is OK, the solenoid energizes but
does NOT make contact. (If it did the starter would run about as fast as
the other way).
You need to remove and open up the solenoid and see what the problem is.
Sounds like the contacts are arced to the point that no electricity is
going through them, or else are eroded to the point that they don't touch
at all (snip)

This sounds right. I installed the uit, but now I got nothing -- no lights, no solenoid, no starter. Battery is 12.7v

I am fairly certain I have everything connected: earth strap, red wire to alternator (not relay, as I believed earlier); black wire to solenoid field bolt and a female spade connector on that copper blade.

No resistance to speak of in the battery cable. Battery ground wire is OK.

But no electricity flow whatsoever.

Before I removed the starter, it took a jump in addition to a healthy batttery to turn over the engine. From your supposition, is that because it needed so much energy to "jump" the arching contacts in the solenoid?

So, I'll take it out. Now, once again, to remove the solenoid cap, I need to unsolder those large bolts where everything connects? (My iron just broke)
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