RE: [DML] Almost there, but she won't start...

["John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt, If the battery is at a full charge and from what your saying, the
solenoid inside is shot. Contacts are burned up. I have some picture in the
web site showing what  happens.
John Hervey
http://www.specialtauto.com/delorean-parts/images/starter-solenoid-bad.jpg

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Spittle [mailto:supermatty@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 7:03 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Almost there, but she won't start...


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
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