starter solenoid?

[slimsho2469]

ok guys i pulled up to the babysitters house today to pick up my daughter and when i went back out to start the car it made no noises and then all of a sudden i got a bunch of electrical smelling smoke cominout from the drivers side dash. is it the starter solenoid u think? i can still pop start the car but nothing happens when i turn the key. thanks for ur help guys!

 

[luigisho]

Could be. What year is your car? GenI is near the fender and GenII is on the starter.

 

[slimsho2469]

i got a gen 1. i figured out its not the solenoid. next question guys... theres a plug under ur dash that makes it so u have to push in the clutch to start the car. the other day someone unplugged mine and just jumped it so u dont have to push the clutch in. well i went uder the dash and looked at the wires comin off of it and theres a white with a red stripe that totally burned out. anyone know where it goes to from the plug?

 

[Phoenix]

Doesnt matter really , its only a ON/OFF "button" , you can tie those 2 togetther and you will be able to start it without the clutch. BUT it WILL start even if its in gear. Do this only if your 'stuck'.

 

[slimsho2469]

yes, i undertsand that but for some reason the white/red wire is totally fried now, to my knowlegde it was fine before it was jumped

 

[slimsho2469]

ok, the wire is the white/pink stripe wire that goes from the male end of the clutch engagment sensor to start the car all the way up the steering column to what i believe is the electrical part of the ignition switch. its completely fried but just that wire, if i just replace that wire will it just happen again? what should i do, thanks for the help

 

[red89mtx]

hey try to figure out what casued it i know its not the jumper but maybe the wire was sitting next to something hot feel around

 

[slimsho2469]

got it fixed 2 days ago, had to run a new wire in place of the old white/pink stripe wire which goes from the clutch engagement sensor to the actual electric part of the ignition. worst part about it was waiting the 3 hrs for weaver to get the electrical connectors from somewhere because they were the ones that have to go into the plastic plugs of multiple wires. problem solved, oh and i got a new vss, huge difference with it, no more stalling when cold or ever, speedo works got new plugs and wires in the mail cant wait for them!