[urq] No starter condition

[Martin Pajak]

Phil,

Did you check the ignition switch?
The corrosion would still give you a click from the solenoid.
I did see another cause.
The wires to the starter solenoid/starter/alternator were sitting on the oil cooler shroud and rubbing it.  After a short while the starter solenoid wire has worn through.  I was expecting the ignition switch failure and even bough one just to discover all that was needed was a new connection.

HTH
Martin Pajak
www.quattro.ca

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
Date:  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 12:06:43 +0200

>This is now happening on BOTH of my cars - an MB ur-quattro (very similar to an MC-1) and a
>100 turbo Avant with an MC-2 engine.
>
>Turn the key, and everything lights up but the starter doesn't fire.  No click even from the
>solenoid.  Batteries are fine.
>
>I've previously found two causes for this condition.  The first I saw was corrosion of the
>short braided grounding strap between the starter solenoid and the casing - that was about
>eight years ago on the MB.  The second is a failure of the ignition key switch - I've long
>assumed this is caused by heavily-loaded keyrings.
>
>We can exclude immobilisers - neither car has one.
>
>Before I commit a weekend (I need to put new brushes into the alternator regulator anyway) has
>anyone seen other causes of this phenomenon?
>
>--
>  Phil Payne
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