BBY755 wrote:
Well.....
After checking compression to see if my head gasket was causing cooling issues, my horn power wire magically disconnected itself and dropped onto the starter solenoid and shorted after I had reconnected the battery...
Also heard a sparking sound when put lead back onto coil.
The ignition light came on and then click when I went to start, then all dead as a dodo - no ignition light or anything.
Checked power is fine from battery to solenoid, but even using push-button, nothing happening when trying to start. Also no 12v feed out from solenoid to white/red wire to ignition switch....removed ignition switch and tested with multimeter -seems fine.
When testing continuity (battery disconnected) between power in terminal and power out terminal to starter on solenoid, there is continuity when the solenoid button is pressed.
Any ideas on what to check next? Fuses were fine and power feed to continuous power fuses is fine....
Thanks for any ideas.....
Tend to agree with 78Clubbie - clicking instead of whirring can be a poor connection at battery, earth, the solenoid or anywhere in between.
Your original "accident" should have shorted between horn power from fuse 2 which is fed by battery power at fuse 1 - usually blowing the fuse between 1 and 2. If there wasn't enough power to blow that fuse, contacts along the way might have only just been coping up to the accident.
Also - do you realise the White/red wire at Ign. Sw. only feeds to solenoid when switch is turned to spring-loaded 'start' position. (Don't mean to be rude... but you mentioned both 12v feed (battery power) and continuity (ohm meter) so I am not sure which one you mean).
The coil should be ok as it is supplied by the Ign Sw.
The horn lead terminals were originally insulated - maybe 'for just such an occasion'.
