Geoffrey:
Sounds like the starter solenoid all right. It is mounted on the
starter motor. Sounds like
it is sticking when the engine gets hot. Let it cool, and voila. Eventually
it will fail
altogether. Might try taking a short length of pipe, a hammer or whatever,
and banging on the side
of the starter when it happens again. This worked on my corvette until I got
around to getting the starter
replaced. This would also confirm the diagnosis so that you could avoid
guessing and wasting money
on parts you don't really need.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: Gameparker@cs.com [mailto:Gameparker@cs.com]
List,
after a 500 mile round trip to play some awful rugby in St. Petersburg
(Fla.)
on Saturday, my TR6 let me down 20 miles from home.
<snip>
Jumped back in, turned the key and.... nothing. that awful, terrible
silence. No crank, no click, just the sound of what you know will be a long
night ahead of you.
<snip>
The next morning, popped the
bonnet, looked around, couldn't see anything obvious, replaced a fuse that
looked dubious (later found out that fuses have nothing to do with
starting).
Jumped in...started right up. I don't know where to begin looking. The car
is a 1974 - I would check the starter relay, but I'm not sure where it is
exactly. I see the OD, horn and flasher relays, but no starter.
Geoffrey Parker
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