Re: [DML] Re: The problem with my car...

[Thomas Mc Auley <dmc4087@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Toby, I finally narrowed down the problem after using the proper equipment. It was the starter solenoid, the metal connections inside it were fried, so I am having that fixed tomorrow. I think that should do it...hopefully.
Thanks for all your help and suggestions!
Thomas,
Vin #4087
Belfast

tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thomas - We had a PNDC member in Spokane, Washington with an 
automatic. He had a similar challenge, in that the starter wouldn't 
crank or even make a noise. A few of us went over for a parade 
there, and had a mini-tech session with this car to see if we could 
get it going so that the owner could be in the parade. After 
tracing down all of the wires, and doing a bunch of basic trouble-
shooting, we arrived at the solution. There are some large 
connectors under the coil cover that connect several of the wiring 
looms together through the "firewall". It turned out that there was 
some corrosion on one of the terminals in the red connector (as I 
recall) that was for a white/red wire. When we cleaned and reset 
all of the connectors in this area, the car started flawlessly. In 
the wiring diagrams, this white/red wire goes from the starter 
solenoid through to the start inhibit relay. (When one hears the 
term "start inhibit", what comes to mind?) All this to say, take 
each of those connectors apart, clean each terminal with emery cloth 
and contact cleaner, and then reassemble with dielectric grease. 
Then, when your car starts, let the List know what the solution was 
for everybodies learning. 

Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1"
DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
www.delorean-parts.com

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Thomas Mc Auley wrote:
> Ok, heres the overall problem with my car...it wont start, wont 
even
> crank. Its an automatic, > 





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