I know some of you have been following along with me, from what started as an oxygen sensor replacement that turned into an engine removal. I've got the engine back in the car, and everything wired up, including many replaced wiring harness connectors. I also powdercoated the starter and starter solenoid. Today I went to start it, but all I hear is *click* and that's it. I distinctly hear the plunger press the starter gear against the flywheel, but the starter doesn't turn. So, I go back underneath the car with a big wrench, and my friend turns the car to the start position while I hold a wrench between the 2 large studs on the solenoid. Yes, this produced a lot of fireworks, but it turned the engine over several times. It seems to me that my solenoid doesn't work. If I simply use the wrench to join the 2 large studs, the starter will turn by itself. If I just use the ignition key, I hear the plunger activating. If my friend turns the key to the start position, while I join the large studs, we get the engine to turn over. Now, while my friend and I were doing this, trying to start the car, we suddenly realized there was a reasonable amount of smoke forming from the passenger side of the engine near the ignition coil area. I'm not sure what was burning, but it wasn't obvious. For a few minutes after that, if he would turn the key to start (without me monkeying with the wrench), the front cooling fans would strangely come on. After a few minutes, that no longer happened, and we were back to square 1, where the car just *clicks* a single time when the key is turned to the start position. Any thoughts? thanks, Matt #1604 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/