[DMCForum] Defeated by a piece of brass
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[DMCForum] Defeated by a piece of brass



Or copper, hard to tell what it may be.

I made some great progress on my days off:

http://tg2.vantagep.com/engine/heads.php?page=22
http://tg2.vantagep.com/engine/exhaust.php?page=30

Everything was going fine. I said a prayer over the engine and went to
start
the car. *click* Nothing.

I tested voltages at the battery: a solid 12V. I tested voltages at the
started. Everything was working. So, I disconnected the starter and tested
it using jumper cables. It tested fine too. 

So, I tore into the solenoid and discovered the root of my problem.

http://tg2.vantagep.com/solenoid.jpg

The plunger plated was in such bad shape that it could not make a solid
connection with the solenoid body, so the voltage supplied by the ballast
resistor was going nowhere. Testing a solenoid the way the D manual
suggests
will not indicate this type of fault.

After the mounds of cash I've spent on these past two projects I'd like to
just fix this without buying a brand new $90 solenoid. Anyone had
experience
fixing this little item?





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