[Mgs] starter relay

[James F Juhas]

Oxidized or otherwise crappy connections at the starter solenoid or 
anywhere between the battery and the starter solenoid can produce the 
same chattering effect.  Look there if the battery cleansing doesn't help.

Bob Howard wrote:
> Tuck,
>    What the relay does is to be activated by a small amount of current
> from igntion/starter switch and its small wires to switch a much larger
> current on larger wires to go to whatever needs the larger current.  
>    Chances are, though, with the situation you describe, it's not the
> relay or solenoid at fault, but the connection at the battery.  The
> Roxter described that in his reply.  It's a nuisance when that happens,
> thanks to awkward access and its happening sometimes for no apparent
> reason. I had a cable/battery connection that went bad regularly despite
> frequent use of battery brush and dilectric grease. A new battery and new
> cable solved the problem. 
>    Relays tend to fail silently and if the solenoid is chattering, which
> it seems to be, solenoid is receiving electricity via the relay. 
> Bob
>
>
>  
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:55:37 -0400 Tuck Southworth
> <tsouthworth70 at hotmail.com> writes:
>   
>> All,
>> can someone tell me just exactly what the starter relay does.  And 
>> how can I
>> tell if its not working.
>> My 70 B will not start despite a new battery, a rebuilt starter and 
>> solenoid.
>> All I get when I turn
>> the key is a clicking noise which before I replaced it I would have 
>> guessed
>> was a bad solenoid.
>> I've checked all the wires and connections so I'm thinking it's the 
>> relay.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Tuck
>>     
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