solenoid after solenoid after solennoid

fakesaleen · May 30th, 2006, 09:17 PM

I have to keep buying solenoids even if i put it in and stored the car the next time i went to use it it would be badthe previos 5 would just keep turning the engine over until i unhooked the battery but the last one after i stored it i went to hook up the battery and it started to spark and melt the terminals..................what is going on here.i also had a friend who had a 1990 gt and went through 3 solenoids in 1 year

stang fanatic · May 30th, 2006, 09:34 PM

unhook the little wire on the 'I' terminal, hook-up the batts, install a voltmeter to the wire (black to batts (-), and red (+) to wire)...
ck your reading with key off, key switched on, key in start position, then key in released position, and then key off again. try several times and verify all readings...should have 12volts in start position only.

Twist 2 Go · May 30th, 2006, 10:23 PM

Make sure you are using the correct solenoids. All the eec-equipped cars and trucks have a diode built inside the solenoid. Use of an early solenoid on them will result in failures like you describe

mdvaldosta · May 30th, 2006, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Twist 2 Go

Make sure you are using the correct solenoids. All the eec-equipped cars and trucks have a diode built inside the solenoid. Use of an early solenoid on them will result in failures like you describe

Damn dude, your a fountain of knowledge...

Twist 2 Go · May 31st, 2006, 12:48 AM

sometimes it comes in handy to be the resident old fart

fakesaleen · May 31st, 2006, 10:01 AM

i use the one that the auto parts store says is for an 88 5.0 but my car started out as a 4cyl efi but is now a carbed 5.0 and i'm using a dura spark ignition setup from an 85

GTXRacing · May 31st, 2006, 11:14 AM

That will work, I still have the solenoid on my mustang when I converted, never had a problem.

Be sure you have a very good connection on your electronics such as your Duraspark ignition system, solenoids. If you are running a O2 just to grab A/F, make sure the o2 is clean LOL. I have to do the same thing soon to mine...It stays on rich because it probably carbonized by now

fakesaleen · June 1st, 2006, 04:47 PM

I dont think its the solenoid I think its the ignition switch

stang fanatic · June 1st, 2006, 10:09 PM

I agree! or a wire shorted to another. Something else overlooked is grounds! weak grounds strain coils and such (the solenoid) by searching for a ground to correctly function and essentially this burns up the coil.

dkrch · June 13th, 2006, 06:31 PM

i have a problem that this room might help with. i just bought a 90 mustang that was converted from a 4-cyl to a 351W. when i try to crank it, it clicks at the relay behind the left fender but no other noise or engine turnover. the starter was already replaced twice and the batt. is new. any ideas??

fakesaleen · June 29th, 2006, 02:12 PM

I FOUND IT!!!!!

the screw that holds the cablle on the starter was two long and it was grounding on the body of the starter

fakesaleen · July 3rd, 2006, 11:33 PM

well it turns out thats not it. but i found if i tap the solenoid it fixes but i shouldnt have to do that, whats cuasing this.....its 3 new and different brands of solenoids

ChrisJ · July 3rd, 2006, 11:42 PM

I had the same problem in my 91 5.0...It ended up beign the starter...I went through literally 10+ solenoids in a very short time...

fakesaleen · May 11th, 2007, 09:42 PM

i bought a brand new starter befor i stored it and when i took it out the problem was back

May 30th, 2006, 09:17 PM	#1
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 381	solenoid after solenoid after solennoid I have to keep buying solenoids even if i put it in and stored the car the next time i went to use it it would be badthe previos 5 would just keep turning the engine over until i unhooked the battery but the last one after i stored it i went to hook up the battery and it started to spark and melt the terminals..................what is going on here.i also had a friend who had a 1990 gt and went through 3 solenoids in 1 year __________________

May 30th, 2006, 09:34 PM	#2
stang fanatic Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 855	unhook the little wire on the 'I' terminal, hook-up the batts, install a voltmeter to the wire (black to batts (-), and red (+) to wire)... ck your reading with key off, key switched on, key in start position, then key in released position, and then key off again. try several times and verify all readings...should have 12volts in start position only. __________________ "The gods too are fond of a joke." "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. "

May 30th, 2006, 10:23 PM	#3
Twist 2 Go Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,716	Make sure you are using the correct solenoids. All the eec-equipped cars and trucks have a diode built inside the solenoid. Use of an early solenoid on them will result in failures like you describe __________________ 88 Mustang Coupe 2006 FFW Richmond True Street Runner-Up www.rickscarcare.net http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2158/ricksadql2.jpg

May 31st, 2006, 12:48 AM	#5
Twist 2 Go Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,716	sometimes it comes in handy to be the resident old fart __________________ 88 Mustang Coupe 2006 FFW Richmond True Street Runner-Up www.rickscarcare.net http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2158/ricksadql2.jpg

May 31st, 2006, 10:01 AM	#6
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 381	i use the one that the auto parts store says is for an 88 5.0 but my car started out as a 4cyl efi but is now a carbed 5.0 and i'm using a dura spark ignition setup from an 85 __________________

May 31st, 2006, 11:14 AM	#7
GTXRacing Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenville, Texas Posts: 735	That will work, I still have the solenoid on my mustang when I converted, never had a problem. Be sure you have a very good connection on your electronics such as your Duraspark ignition system, solenoids. If you are running a O2 just to grab A/F, make sure the o2 is clean LOL. I have to do the same thing soon to mine...It stays on rich because it probably carbonized by now __________________ THE BEAST IS FOR SALE!!! GTX RACING & PERFORMACE CLUB OF TEXAS Meets and greets, drag racing and good eats, you know you want it. GTX Racing Tony P. 214-257-3635 http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...vehicle&CID=43

June 1st, 2006, 04:47 PM	#8
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 381	I dont think its the solenoid I think its the ignition switch __________________

June 1st, 2006, 10:09 PM	#9
stang fanatic Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 855	I agree! or a wire shorted to another. Something else overlooked is grounds! weak grounds strain coils and such (the solenoid) by searching for a ground to correctly function and essentially this burns up the coil. __________________ "The gods too are fond of a joke." "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. "

June 13th, 2006, 06:31 PM	#10
dkrch Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	i have a problem that this room might help with. i just bought a 90 mustang that was converted from a 4-cyl to a 351W. when i try to crank it, it clicks at the relay behind the left fender but no other noise or engine turnover. the starter was already replaced twice and the batt. is new. any ideas??

June 29th, 2006, 02:12 PM	#11
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 381	I FOUND IT!!!!! the screw that holds the cablle on the starter was two long and it was grounding on the body of the starter __________________

July 3rd, 2006, 11:33 PM	#12
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 381	well it turns out thats not it. but i found if i tap the solenoid it fixes but i shouldnt have to do that, whats cuasing this.....its 3 new and different brands of solenoids __________________

July 3rd, 2006, 11:42 PM	#13
ChrisJ Hmmm... 2002 Mustang GT SLOW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shepherdsville, Kentucky Posts: 15,617	I had the same problem in my 91 5.0...It ended up beign the starter...I went through literally 10+ solenoids in a very short time... __________________ My Junk www.myspace.com/cjobe

May 11th, 2007, 09:42 PM	#14
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 381	i bought a brand new starter befor i stored it and when i took it out the problem was back __________________

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