Yeah, well, took her out for a drive yesterday, and well, almost created a fire, as the solenoid push button ignition got stuck on, and then began hit the engine, and kept creating sparks while I was driving. So well until I have time to fix her she is parked in the shed!!

Anyone had similar problems with the push button starter solenoids?, it is my second one, ive gone through !!

is this the floor starter button if so mine shorted out on the exhaust
we modified it to a modern solenoid in the engine bay and now have a button on the floor just to activate the solenoid

Gemini starter motor!

Easy fix, gets rid of the 'lucas' solenoid once and for all!

M

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Jess had a new push button solenoid put in her car once when it was serviced. Didn't last very long.
Go get the lucas one without the button on it and it should last a lot longer. I've had mine in NAV for years now and no problems (touch wood)

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yea i totally agree matt I still have the original solenoid, which was working when i took it out, however at the time of my resto, i saw these new style ones, and well liked the idea of starting the car inside the engine bay, and so i bought it. Pretty much had problems ever since with it tho. But it did come in handy tho.

I think I have no choice but to change back to the original type I don't know why the push button ones don't last very long, but its not really good enough


Oh and umm, yeah, i noticed that Jess had one when i was @ her party, she used it, then on the Sunshine Coast run, when pocking around the engine bay, i noticed the orignal type back in, and that it was new

Does anyone know why the push button ones don't last for as long? and has anyone else had the same problems as me and Jess with them??

oh really?? that sounds good to me, i might consider that for my other mini, why don't you need a solenoid, are they different?? do they fit in the same hole and stuff, with no mods??

They fit all a series flywheels AFAIK, and only need the mounting holes elongated to line up with the bolt holes for the mini starter. you can ditch the old solenoid as you use the one that is bolted to the back of the gemini starter.

Talk to either Heritage MG (where i got mine ready to bolt on brand new, including wiring instructions) or tony AKA convertiblemini on here, he is an auto sparky in jimboomba, and he mods them.

I'd go new as any second hand one off a gemmy will have done serious work by now

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oh cool, that sounds great, thanks for the info Matt. I know Tony personally, lol i shoulda thought of him I will ask him next time I see him

yep.....go to tony. he did a great job for me, never had an issue

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i have an old push button one. No problems with it and it does come in handy

yea i agree, i don't really want to go back to the old style one, but I don't wanna waste my money on another one, as it will break down again.

Where did you get yours from?

They can be quite lethal though if you put your hand on the solenoid to reach into the engine bay for something and the mini lunges forward , several people here have been caught out with them by accidentally starting them .

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haha that would be me, a few times

Its not nice let me tell you, and actually one time, the hand brake was off, and well the car actually started and started moving, and i had pull the plugs off quickly to stop it running me over, not a nice experience.

I found my push button one quite useful since my ignition switch is buggered

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that would be from the HUGE amount of keys you hang off it Jess!!! The mini's ignition was never designed for that many keys!!