soopsoop Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 i am working on a ladies 1990 loyale sw with manual tranny. it won't crank over unless you put power to the solinoid then it fires right up i tried the ign switch and everything lights up just won't energize the solonoid from the haynes manual all that is in the circut is a neutral switch and the ign switch and the battery and starter,simple. which fusable link runs the starter? they have the very end one bypassed because the lights stay on otherwise. what i am thinking is that fuseable link runs the starter not the lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 When you turn the key, does the starter solenoid click? Or if you put a meter on it, is there power going to the solenoid? I have an issue on mine where some wiring is probably old and crappy, so when I turn the key it doesn't provide enough current to put the plunger all the way into the contacts. My solution was to just add a relay, so the ignition energizes a relay that gives battery power to the starter solenoid. Not really the most ideal solution, but I just wanted the silly thing to go and stop again. It's been like that for at least 4 years now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soopsoop Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 no power to the relay. if i put power to the solinoid terminal it cranks right over and starts right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in KY Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 The starter circuit, as far as I know, doesn't use a relay. Take 987687's advice and that should solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I spent a lot of time fighting with this problem a few years ago. Put in a general purpose relay, no problem since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soopsoop Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 i will try that next time i am in spokane,probably tomarrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I had the same problem , I installed a pushbutton in the dash wired from battery directly to the started solenoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soopsoop Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 changed the ign switch and ran a new wire to the solinoid and it fires right up,the old wire was corroded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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