Thanks guys i just spent the last couple hours and R&Rd the solenoid with
the dirt and grim out of the way there is no click clik Man its tight
working in there good thing I am getting payd buy the hour and not the job
Joe looks like I'll throw and other $50 into the spare parts box thanks
again all
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com>
To: "Robert Dardano" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: starter wows
> My advice: If you can make the starter work by shorting across the
solenoid
> terminals with a screwdriver or some such crudeness, it would appear that
> the problem is in the solenoid. If you can find a replacement solenoid,
> replacing it should buy you some time. In my opinion, the better fix is
to
> bite the bullet, pull the manifolds, and replace the stock started with a
> modern gear reduction one (like Ted Schumaker, TS Imports
> http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com/ sells). NFI.
>
> - Tony Drews
>
> At 07:33 PM 5/7/2004, Robert Dardano wrote:
> >Hello everyone My starter is making a clicking noise (Tr-6) I eliminated
it
> >yesterday buy cleaning all the grounds I have 2 with # 10 wire >>bat
to
> >chassie > block to chassie. Today the clicking is back I added another
> >ground from bat. to block and brought the bat in for a test It tests
fine
> >at 720 cold cranking amps. To pull this stock starter is a real pain.
Ethier
> >I pull the tranny and back plate or pull the headers and manifold. I can
> >reach and and remove and replace the selinod if i had one. any thought
s
> >thanks rob
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