Re: [DML] Intermittent Starter Dead - can YOU help?

["Matthew P. Olans" <mpolans@xxxx>]

Mike,
I had this problem and it turned out to be a simple bad relay
connection. I think it was called the starter cutoff relay? Of the two
rows of relays it's second from the left on the row closest to the engine if
memory serves me. I pulled it and cleaned the contacts with a pencil eraser
and also took an air can and blew the sockets clean. Made sure the wires
were connected and tight underneath and reinserted the relay. The car
cranked on the next try. That was my issue. Hope it's yours too because
it's an easy and free fix. Good luck!

Matthew
Vin #10365
----- Original Message -----
From: "MrCopies" <mike@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 12:14 AM
Subject: [DML] Intermittent Starter Dead - can YOU help?


> Hi Gang!
>
> I'm just finishing up a frame-off restoration and am getting an
> intermittent starter problem. All the electrical works (lights, horns,
> radio, fuel pump engages etc..) but I'm not getting 12 volts to the
starter.
> I turn the key and can hear a relay click but that's it.
>
> - The battery is practically brand new
> - The starter is operational (I hooked it up directly to the battery and
it
> engages)
>
> I thought I had solved the problem a few weeks back (I cleaned a few of
the
> ground connections) but the problem seems to have re-surfaced. This time
> cleaning had no effect.
>
> Is there an electrical guru in the house?
>
> Thanks
> mike@xxxx
> VIN#17089
> Windsor, Ontario Canada
> www.mydelorean.com