Need technical help
12-22-2006, 05:24 PM
#6
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RE: Need technical help
ORIGINAL: 88BlueGT
How often do starter soleniods go bad? What causes them to go bad? Just asking because my starter soleniod is now under my fender when I did my wire hidding [&:]
How often do starter soleniods go bad? What causes them to go bad? Just asking because my starter soleniod is now under my fender when I did my wire hidding [&:]
jthorpe, try using a screwdriver and lay it across both sides of the solenoid to start the car (make sure you aren't in gear if it's a manual!!!) If it starts, the solenoid is bad;if not, it's probably a battery issue.
12-22-2006, 05:35 PM
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RE: Need technical help
I wouldn't necessarily say he eliminated the battery issue. A lot of thing could come into play. How thick were the jumper cable gauges? What shape where they in? What quality are they? Also have to think about how good of a connection he had...as far as corosion, etc. Do the lights, radio, clock, etc all die out when trying to start it or do they seem fine?
When I just recently tried to jumpstart mine to move it to the garage, it wasn't working. It helped a little and the lights got brighter, etc. But there just wasn't enough juice to crank her (even when it was hooked up to an LT1. Nothing but clicking. But when I swapped cables to a bigger set, she fired right up.
Try a completely different battery or a different set of cables. Or maybe even a set of cables along with a jump pacl
When I just recently tried to jumpstart mine to move it to the garage, it wasn't working. It helped a little and the lights got brighter, etc. But there just wasn't enough juice to crank her (even when it was hooked up to an LT1. Nothing but clicking. But when I swapped cables to a bigger set, she fired right up.
Try a completely different battery or a different set of cables. Or maybe even a set of cables along with a jump pacl
12-22-2006, 07:01 PM
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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RE: Need technical help
I agree with Samseed, could still be the battery, if it's clicking to me that means that the solenoid is engauging. if you don't have a good pair of jumpers use two sets.
ORIGINAL: samseed101
I wouldn't necessarily say he eliminated the battery issue. A lot of thing could come into play. How thick were the jumper cable gauges? What shape where they in? What quality are they? Also have to think about how good of a connection he had...as far as corosion, etc. Do the lights, radio, clock, etc all die out when trying to start it or do they seem fine?
When I just recently tried to jumpstart mine to move it to the garage, it wasn't working. It helped a little and the lights got brighter, etc. But there just wasn't enough juice to crank her (even when it was hooked up to an LT1. Nothing but clicking. But when I swapped cables to a bigger set, she fired right up.
Try a completely different battery or a different set of cables. Or maybe even a set of cables along with a jump pacl
I wouldn't necessarily say he eliminated the battery issue. A lot of thing could come into play. How thick were the jumper cable gauges? What shape where they in? What quality are they? Also have to think about how good of a connection he had...as far as corosion, etc. Do the lights, radio, clock, etc all die out when trying to start it or do they seem fine?
When I just recently tried to jumpstart mine to move it to the garage, it wasn't working. It helped a little and the lights got brighter, etc. But there just wasn't enough juice to crank her (even when it was hooked up to an LT1. Nothing but clicking. But when I swapped cables to a bigger set, she fired right up.
Try a completely different battery or a different set of cables. Or maybe even a set of cables along with a jump pacl
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