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Faulty Starter Switch(es) ? |
euro911 |
Jun 29 2018, 02:35 PM
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OK, so I hadn't started the 'BB' for a while, but it was running fine the last time I did. I wanted to make sure everything was in fairly tip-top shape for Bill (Bill1963), prior to him taking custodianship a couple of weeks from now.
I wheeled a very large capacity (255A), heavy (170 lbs), fully-charged battery over to the car and ran heavy-duty jumper cables to the terminals and attempted to start her yesterday ... and nothing. I hear the fuel pump running, lights work, stereo works, etc. Next, I raise the lift and jumped across the (+) starter cable terminal to the solenoid terminal under the car ... and viola, it cranks just fine. I had my wife turn the key while I checked for voltage on the solenoid terminal, but found no voltage present there. I found and read a couple of old threads on starter issues, so I did the following: I checked the solenoid wiring from the switch (which is spliced at the bypassed relay box under the passenger seat - it's a '75) and that's fine. I check the relays on the relay board, burnish the contacts and reinsert - still not activating the starter (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I also read that sometimes the tumbler mechanism doesn't turn far enough to fully engage the electrical terminals in the ignition switch, so I crank to the right as hard as I can and the starter finally engaged (for a brief second or so). I tried it again several times afterwards without any success. The ignition switch was replaced with a new one a couple of years ago and didn't have a ton of starting cycles on it ... so how is it, that just not being used for a period of time, that these 'new' switches seem to be failing? Where can we purchase a quality made switch these days? Signed, 'Frustrated' ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
euro911 |
Jun 30 2018, 01:32 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,855 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
I'll try cleaning up all the sockets on the relay board again. I did that a few years ago because of the salt-air environment we have here by the ocean. Maybe it's time to do it again. thanks, Michael.
Mike, there was an auxiliary starter relay on the 'BB' when I acquired it back in 2006. We decided to clean up the wiring when installing the new drive train in 2012, so we ditched it. I might still have it ... I'll take a cursory look around for it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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