Starter...

If the windings/ brushes and commutator on the starter are fine then you only need to replace the solenoid. You can remove and dismantle the solenoid and clean contacts/lubricate and reassemble if you dont mind a fiddle. Personally I find it therapeutic. Two large screws hold the thing together, you will probably need a impact screwdriver to get those screws out. Then unsolder wires that come from INSIDE the solenoid and connect to the spade terminals. It will then come to bits. Clean contacts etc reassemble etc etc and you should be right. If the large contacts that supply current to starter are obviously past it get a new solenoid, parts are not available. Last one I did was on the daughters car. A bug ( of the multi legged kind) had decided the space between the big copper pads was a great place for a rest. Last rest he had. Darned if I know where it got in. Cheers John

I would suspect the wireing befores the solenoid.

John, How did you get your solenoid apart? I am converting from 6 to 12 volt and tried putting the 12 volt solenoid on the 6 volt starter as recommended on some web sites. The two solenoids look the same on the outside but the

Thanks, Dave

I always add another solenoid to fire the original one on the starter. that way more volts go to the little slip on post on it. works great!

Dont really see the point in that. A solenoid is just a big relay. If it works with 6 volts, it will do marvelous with 12 volts. No diference in wearness. The starter is another story. It will spin twice as fast... last half the time.

MM

Yap, me too. A realy to start the solenoid, shortening the cable distance, ense less power loss on the currents path.

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