[Chevelle-list] starter & starter wiring

[Jim Buckingham]

You don't need a kit.  Get a ford solenoid at advanced auto and the wiring
diagram from Mad on line.  Takes about 30 mins tops.  You will need some #10
gauge wire, a piece of battery terminal wire and lugs, some terminals and a
drill to mount the solenoid.  I did this about 2 months ago.

Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of John Nasta
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:52 AM
To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] starter & starter wiring

Thanks Herb,

I think you're right. That would explain why replacing the starter  
fixes the problem for a while.

I have a Flowmaster kit on it and I was thinking while I was poking  
around in there yesterday that the exhaust is very close to the starter.

I'll check on that spring on Monday. Do you happen to have a part number?

The Ford solenoid does have it's advantages, but I have to move this  
car by Monday or I'll get a ticket. No time for mail order. I'll hold  
onto the info.

Would it help to put some kind of heat tape on the exhaust pipe?

John




Quoting Herb Lumpp <blamacamvet at gmail.com>:

> John,
>
> If you're having a hot start problem it's because the exhaust is cooking
the
> solenoid.  There are a couple of ways that I know of to fix this...
>
> 1. Replace the solenoid spring with a low tension spring (Chevy dealer).
> When the solenoid gets hot it draws too many amps for the battery to
> support.  By using a low tension spring, the hot solenoid can compress it
> easier.
>
> Or,
>
> 2. You can convert your starter to work with a Ford solenoid.  MAD
Electric
> sells the kit...  http://www.madelectrical.com/catalog/st-1.shtml
>
> Have fun and good luck.
>
> Herb
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
> [mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of John Nasta
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:05 AM
> To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] starter & starter wiring
>
> Thanks. These have been rebuilt starters. They work fine until I try to
> start it while hot. The one in July fried when I shut it off to get gas
and
> tried to restart. The last one fried when I shut it off and then realized
I
> was not in a legal parking space and tried to restart.
>
> I spun the flexplate yesterday and did not see any bad teeth on it. I am
not
> using any shims. However, I have to question whether it could be a
physical
> problem like that because the thing that seems to be fatal is trying to
> start it when hot. Also, changing the starter seems to fix the problem.
>
> I'm also wondering if pulling current directly off of the battery is
sending
> too much amperage to the starter. Don't know enough about electricity to
> know if that's possible. I always thought that a thing would only draw as
> much as it can draw, and there is no such thing as too much available
> amperage.
>
> Of course this always has to be fixed when it's raining. I'll be buying
> another starter today and I'll let you know what happens, other than me
> getting wet.
>
> John
>
>
> Quoting HarKemAsso at aol.com:
>
>> In a message dated 10/26/2007 3:22:20 PM Central Daylight Time,
>> 69ec at johnnasta.com writes:
>>
>>
>>> I'm having some bad luck w/ starters
>>
>> what brand is the starter?? i have had that happen with rebuilt ones, i
>> switched (actually the store where i bought them "upgraded" me to a
>> A/C after i
>> brought about 6 of the others back) to a new A/C brand and everything
>> was ok
>>
>> Harlan
>>
>>
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