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- From: hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: car fails to crank in cold/rainy days
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- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 07:49:03 GMT
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- gt0963d@prism.gatech.EDU (Deeptendu Majumder) writes:
- : It happened to me once before and it happened today.
- : Last time my car was covered with snow. But this morning
- : it was probably related to last night's major downpour.
- :
- : Could it be a starter problem ? Can I relate a starter
- : problem to rain/snow ? Last time also little tapping
- : or banging the hood helped to start the engine. It was
- : almost 7-8 months ago. Is it a loose connection that
- : gets worse in cold or rainy situations. But it does
- : not happen on a regular basis even when it rains heavy!
- :
- I would check the wiring going to your solenoid. Check, especially, the
- small wire going to it from the keyswitch. If it's a spade connection,
- perhaps it is corroded and not conducting very well. It doesn't seem
- too likely to me that it would be the high-current side of the solenoid,
- as those usually (always?) are bolted-on wires and don't go anywhere.
- Spade logs, however,oxidize pretty rapidly if they are where road spray
- can get to them.
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- Good Luck!
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