Date:         Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:31:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Lambas <twlambas@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Lambas <twlambas@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Dead (almost) in the garage
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Oops, rebuilt, not new.


On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Tom Lambas <twlambas@gmail.com> wrote:

> If it is the starter solenoid, you can get a new starter (w/solenoid) from
> your FLAPS.
> with a lifetime warranty. Here in Minneapolis, $82.99+ core at O'reilly's.
>
> Tom L
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Hector Zapata <hlzapata@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> BTDT, you can try jumping the starter with a wire from the alternator to
>> see
>> if it's the switch or the starter (it's accessible from the engine bay,
>> and
>> please be careful). I hace a Ford solenoid connected to mine (don't ask).
>> The starter relay fix should work, too.
>>
>> Hector
>> 1990 Carat 'Ursula'
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Just attempted to start my van after it was sitting in the garage for a
>> few
>> > weeks. Reconnected the battery (green diode indicated a good charge),
>> oil
>> > and coolant levels good.
>> >
>> > Turned the key and heard the fuel pump kick in, red dash lights for the
>> oil
>> > and battery levels lit up and the brief flashing red for engine temp but
>> > the
>> > engine did not begin to turn over at all.
>> >
>> > So I am at a loss. Starting motors do not fail catastrophically right?
>> > Could
>> > this be a wirung issue?
>> >
>> > This is an '89 automatic.
>> >
>> > Any advice is greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Phil Menchions
>> > '89 Westy
>> >
>>
>
>