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RB401
AMC Apprentice Joined: Jul/08/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 232 |
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Ok, so after work, I went out and tried starting the car and what does it do--starts right up! Tried it a few times, started each time. So, the problem now seems like either a poor ground or an intermittant open circuit possibly in the s-wire from the ignition switch or maybe the ignition switch itself. Next weekend, I will get out with the voltmeter and start resistance checking all of the starting system wires, clean the grounds, etc. Replacing the s-wire from the ignition switch to the s-terminal on the solenoid is probably a hassle, so hopefully that wire will checkout okay.
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'73 Javelin AMX, 401, T5
T5 Swap Page: http://mysite.verizon.net/amxjavelin/t5swap/t5swap.html |
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billd
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Ignition switches of that age can develop intermittent issues..... can be tricky to nail down.
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RB401
AMC Apprentice Joined: Jul/08/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 232 |
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Just wanted to say I finally fixed the solenoid problem last weekend. I don't really know what the problem was, but the starting circuit is simple, so I replaced the starter, postive and negative battery cables, starter cable and the engine to chassis ground wire. The chassis ground wire was a 10 guage wire and appeared to have been original. I replaced it with a short 4 guage starter cable. Cleaned all the connections with sand paper. Checked for continuity through the s-wire and the neutral saftey switch (on the T5). My guess, it was just a poor ground. Anyway, no more solenoid hang-up and consequent starter run-on and in general all seems good.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions.
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'73 Javelin AMX, 401, T5
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jonb79
AMC Nut Joined: Aug/27/2011 Location: Milwaukee Status: Offline Points: 274 |
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From my experiece, I have seen constant duty solenoids (heavy duty solenoid used mainly in equipment) weld themselves close due to a stuck relay and or a switch that was bad. I don't know the the diagram of the starter circuit but it wouldn't be a bad idea to check the power at the switch with a voltmeter to see if power is being supplied to the starter relay even with the ign switch off.
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