Mr Harry Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Well power went and a burnt smell arose A look under the bonnet revealed that the wires to the starter had corroded/arced and parted company from their fastening at the solenoid Further investigate and it looks like the securing nut is corroded/ welded onto the post, and initial efforts to loosen it are making the post turn So.... When I fit new eyes to the cables, should I crimp them or is soldering a good idea? Any suggestion on how to clean up the ends for a good contact? If the nut remains stuck I was planning to just bolt the new ends on with another nut - any problems with doing that ? And finally, it the starter needs to come off what should I look to do to it before bolting it back on (if it's still working) Not sure what is serviceable Or should I just invest in a replacement ? Have time to do it, so just thinking of doing a belt and braces job, rather that racing to get back onto the snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briarston Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 When I first got my 90 it always seemed a bit sluggish turning on the starter. When I swapped the engine I found the terminal on the solenoid to be slightly loose, and I snapped of the stud when trying to undo the nut which had "welded" to it. I got a replacement solenoid from a local reconditioners, about £12. It's usually recommended to crimp and solder terminals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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