Well! -- When Frank starts asking for help there must be something
seriously wrong!
The only other "test" I can suggest - and really it duplicates what
you have already tried is to check each solonoid off the car, direct
onto the battery.
Get a good contact between solenoid "frame" and neg. post on battery
and touch a wire between pos. and LT terminal on the solenoid. Listen
for the click. What else is there!?
After that I would start breaking open the things to see if the
solenoid iron pin inside was corroded and sticking. You have nothing
to loose at this stage!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 30 November 2002 01:56
Subject: Solenoid Troubles (69 Midget)
> List
>
> I am having a heck of a time trying to get this 69 Midget to crank
over
> with the key.
> It runs, and the starter works but...
> Old solenoid seemed dead. New (out of a green box Lucas India) was
also
> dead but I was able to jump across it to start the engine.
> And YES I do have power at the end of the white/red wire that
triggers
> the solenoid.
> OK, 2 down, I grab a known good solenoid, hook it up, bolt it in so
it's
> grounded, and it does not work. Push the built in button, it works
but
> not with the key.
> OK, last NOS solenoid (orange box Lucas, England)
> Same damn thing!!
> So is it possible to have 2 dead new solenoids?
> Can a working solenoid die in a plastic tote over time?
> Can the new one installed in 1985 (car off road in 86) be dead?
> Remember, I do have power at the solenoid end when I turn the key to
> crank. And the test light goes off when I release the key.
> Yes the battery is good, yes both brown wires are on the solenoid.
> Yes it's grounded, so is the engine.
> What am I overlooking beside having 4 dead solennoids?
> And yes, I even made my sacrefice to the Prince of Darkness.
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> 2 Sprites, 2 Midgets
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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