> Question. When hot, will it start OK if you take a short piece of wire and > connect the motor positive to the solenoid terminal? If yes, then fit a car > fuse box type relay, mounted on the starter or a similar close location, to > switch a connection between the two terminals used in the test above and > operated from the original solenoid wire from the keyswitch. It certainly > cured Jannock as the problem was the volt/current drop through the wiring > from the battery to the key and back to the starter. The relay now applies > full battery volts to the solenoid whilst the key just has to pass the low > current relay actuating voltage. > When I bought Harnser's engine it had a relay fitted like you describe. The engine was in an "engine room" and cruiser stern and the wiring loom had been extended. When I fitted the engine the loom was back to original length so I removed the relay. I sometimes have the same problem as you when starting, but never got round to re fitting the relay.loom
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