Hey.
My SHO is dead at a parking meter outside my dorm right now. It's been having starting problems intermittantly for the last 2 months now. I hit the starter with a hammer a few times and it started up and kept doing so until now. I tried hitting the starter again-no luck. I just jacked the thing up now and actually got underneath it to get a good look. The whole assembly is covered with oil first off but i guess that isn't too unusual. The solenoid also rotates in its housing or whatever it is-is that normal? But the biggest problem is the little red wire that I'm guessing is from the ignition switch or something. Some previous owner (I've only had the car for 10k or so-it has 190k) i think did a patch job on it. There is a small, maybe 19 gauge section about 8 inches long that was just twisted and taped (not very well even) to a larger, maybe 14 gauge wire. Is this normal? At the other end of the wire is the spade connector to the solenoid. The wire at the spade connector was hanging on by a thread. Also both connections were covered in oil.
I'm hoping this is my problem-my car is not cranking at all and is only making a very small click when the key is turned-only audible from outside the vehicle. Would this be the ingnition switch clicking but not the solenoid or something like that?
I guess my real question though is what would be my best bet for getting the car started if this is the problem? I have no tools here (soldering iron, etc.) but i do at home. I just need enough to get me by for a bit. And what is normally under there for that wire? Or am I just completely off track? Any help would be great-theres some great info on this forum and i know you guys know your stuff.
My SHO is dead at a parking meter outside my dorm right now. It's been having starting problems intermittantly for the last 2 months now. I hit the starter with a hammer a few times and it started up and kept doing so until now. I tried hitting the starter again-no luck. I just jacked the thing up now and actually got underneath it to get a good look. The whole assembly is covered with oil first off but i guess that isn't too unusual. The solenoid also rotates in its housing or whatever it is-is that normal? But the biggest problem is the little red wire that I'm guessing is from the ignition switch or something. Some previous owner (I've only had the car for 10k or so-it has 190k) i think did a patch job on it. There is a small, maybe 19 gauge section about 8 inches long that was just twisted and taped (not very well even) to a larger, maybe 14 gauge wire. Is this normal? At the other end of the wire is the spade connector to the solenoid. The wire at the spade connector was hanging on by a thread. Also both connections were covered in oil.
I'm hoping this is my problem-my car is not cranking at all and is only making a very small click when the key is turned-only audible from outside the vehicle. Would this be the ingnition switch clicking but not the solenoid or something like that?
I guess my real question though is what would be my best bet for getting the car started if this is the problem? I have no tools here (soldering iron, etc.) but i do at home. I just need enough to get me by for a bit. And what is normally under there for that wire? Or am I just completely off track? Any help would be great-theres some great info on this forum and i know you guys know your stuff.
