[Shotimes] Starter or Solenoid Update

[Zach Leahy]

Make sure the connections are clean though too.  I had issues with tht
"trigger wire" on the solenoid.  That's the one that tells it to start
and has just a spade terminal on it.  It gets nicely oiled every time
the oil is changed, so it may be that this is making poor contact, and
you wrapping on it just got it to work again.

I had mine where it would fall off (bad wire routing) and got to be
quick at sticking my hand under the car and putting it back on.  It's
worth a quick look.

Also Al is sorta right about the Ford vs reman starter, but I think
the best way is really to take your starter to an electric stop and
have them rebuild the original.  Since it went in as a core already,
this isn't really possible.

Previous owner of my car tells me the starter is from AZ with aver
100k on it.  other than the wire deal it has been fine.  Not all
aftermarket starters are bad.

Z


On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:59:16 -0600, Al Fitz <alfitz@alfitz.com> wrote:
> It will get worse, sorry.
> 
> A good used FORD starter is always better than a third rate rebuild.
> 
> Al Fitz
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>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Peter Maggiacomo
>  To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>  Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 11:44 AM
>  Subject: [Shotimes] Starter or Solenoid Update
> 
>  Got under the car this morning and checked all wires
>  to my less than one month old Advanced Auto rebuilt
>  Ford starter, and all connections were fine.
>  Rapped on starter with the wooden handle of a hammer
>  and BINGO, it started right up.
>  Question... will this new starter work this out of
>  itself or only get worse? I hate to do the job twice
>  if I don't have to. Thanks.
>  -Pete
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