[Healeys] Starter Problem - Update

Derek Job derek.c.job at gmail.com
Wed Jul 18 14:38:19 MDT 2012


Richard

Ok I'll try it tomorrow.

Dumb question, but my car is negative ground, do I still do it the same way?

Derek

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Richard Ewald <richard.ewald at gmail.com>wrote:

> Do a voltage drop test.
> Put the positive lead of your voltmeter on the battery side of the
> solenoid.  But the neg terminal on the starter side.  Have someone put the
> car in crank and read the value on the meter while the key is in the crank
> mode.  If it is greater than 0.2V replace the solenoid.
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok guys, I jumped the cables from the battery direct to the starter and it
>> turned over looking for action. So the starter is Ok.
>>
>> How can I test the solenoid?
>>
>> I'm still sceptical that my solenoid packed up at the exact ime I was
>> fiddling with the wiring so Im still hopeful it's ok
>>
>> Derek
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