Solenoid
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I Did It
No one I can find sells or rebuilds old solenoids. I pulled the solenoid and isolated the problem. The coil that closes the points (relay) to activate the plunger coil was history for some unknown reason. I decided to pull that little coil by grinding the head off the rivet that holds it. I then epoxied a relay in its place and wired it to activate the plunger coil with a signal from the starter switch on the carb. Worked like a charm. Since I already had the relay, the job cost me nothing, and lends itself to future repair. I discovered the current day "alternator and starter" repair guys are just "pull and replace until it works" guys with little knowledge of how to actual repair anything. Sad.
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bighank
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07-08-2015 07:21 PM