[urq] Another note for the 3B swaps-in-progress - relay the starter solenoid
Jon Archibald
archibald.jon at gmail.com
Fri Oct 28 11:23:58 PDT 2011
Since this seems to be the overall topic-du-jour; I highly recommend
relaying the starter solenoid "while you're in there," as it were. Swaps
will require a custom downpipe; In my case, the 3" downpipe, although I'm
happy with the sound/performance, comes pretty close to the starter and I
had a problem with the solenoid sticking after running the car hard or on
hot days. As with many other wiring issues, the solenoid was getting anemic
power (through the tiny/old ignition wiring) and this was effectively
resolved with a simple fused relay powering the solenoid off the alternator.
Yes, I know some heat wrap would also have helped, and is probably also a
good idea. As with most of my issues, I wrongly first replaced the
starter(with solenoid) before zeroing in on the true issue. Hopefully others
can save $130 with this $15 solution.
HTH,
Jon
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