bowhuntrrl
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Mar 26, 2003
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] went to start my '89 50 Force today before a prospective buyer came to look at it. It started just fine, in fact almost too easy. A bit later, it started acting weird when I tried to start it, no click at all from the relay and the voltage would drop from 12.9 when trying to start to 0 V. After some trouble shooting, I think I have it narrowed down to the solenoid. If I jump directly across the 2 big terminals, nothing happens. I metered the solenoid and I only get 3.7 ohms resistance between the 2 small terminals. It seems to me that this should be higher and that it must be shorted, that would explain the huge voltage drop when trying to energize the starter. Does anyone know what the resistance between the two small terminals on the solenoid should be ???
I'm pretty sure that's the problem because when I took the solenoid out, I crossed the 2 big terminals (bat and starter)and the starter turned over. Thanks.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] Add Your Message Here [/FONT]
I'm pretty sure that's the problem because when I took the solenoid out, I crossed the 2 big terminals (bat and starter)and the starter turned over. Thanks.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] Add Your Message Here [/FONT]