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 Post subject: Starting help
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:47 pm 
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G'day all recently got the car on the road. Just done a 100k round trip. Pulled into my driveway and turned car off. When out a short time after and went to start. But it wouldn't. All I was getting when turning the key was a clicking noise from the starter solenoid and then nothing else. Has the starter solenoid died on me? If so who sells the best one?


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 Post subject: Re: Starting help
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:41 pm 
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Could be starter solenoid or starter. You could try 'bridging' the big terminal with a screwdriver, if start works its the solenoid.


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 Post subject: Re: Starting help
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:21 pm 
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I bridged a screwdriver across the two large terminals and it wanted to weld the screwdriver to it. I'm getting 12.73 volts at the battery and across the solenoid


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 Post subject: Re: Starting help
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:43 pm 
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Plenty of amps there-just perfect for welding!
The push-button solenoids on the earlier minis are the best IMO. I've the later model ones have a use by date, I have found.

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 Post subject: Re: Starting help
PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:46 am 
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If its trying to weld them together and no go in the spinning department, then it sounds like starter shorted or part there of. Check where wire goes into end of starter, it has piddly little insulators and can get twisted and damaged easily, especially with a bit of age under its belt.


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 Post subject: Re: Starting help
PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:02 am 
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Has the starter bendix gear jammed on the ring-gear and not disengaged? This will give a click noise but no starter.
Put car in a gear, handbrake off, and push car back and forward to free bendix gear - you will sometimes hear a soft click as it lets go. Alternately, hit starter motor body with a blunt instrument for similar result.


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