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    Default how to boost power to starter

    I have wanted to post this up for quite some time,

    does your car go click click click when u turn the key, but you know the starter is fine.
    all those people out there who changed their starter motors and spend hard earned $$$ only to find out that the starter was fine in the 1st place. this is mainly required for older cars where the wiring and clips are starting to become brittle.

    this is the relay required





    you will need to locate the start wire on the engine harness, normally located near the starter or on the starter it self.





    here is what you have to connect to where.

    30 - positive terminal on battery
    86 - negative terminal on battery
    87 - wiring harness (right plug in bottom pic)
    85 - to starter / wire (left plug in bottom pic)

    it is quite a simple fix, you can either use crimp plugs or solder the wires on. your choice, depends on how fussy you are.

    hope this helps. tried to post in the FAQ's but i am currently not entitled to do so.

    cheers

    Karl

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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    Nice little tutorial. Well done
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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    So you are fixing up the wires going to the solenoid?

    Also try adding a better earth to the engine, nice thick battery cable with some big crimp connectors. I bolted mine between the starter body and the chassis and it worked wonders.

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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    Quote Originally Posted by RobertoX
    So you are fixing up the wires going to the solenoid?
    nah, the starter motor wire requires a certain amount of current from the key start, when the wires get old and brittle they dont send enough power, this will boost power to that wire/starter.

    Karl

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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    Friggin excellent. I am about to do this for my GF;s car. I was going to work it out myself. but then BAM! someones done it for me.

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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    copied to FAQ and editted to make it better.....
    ...... butt scratcher?!


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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    so for cars which yoiu have to bash the starter with a spanner to make it work this wont help?
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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    Quote Originally Posted by ae86drift
    so for cars which yoiu have to bash the starter with a spanner to make it work this wont help?
    people who have a starting problem and have to bash their starter, should try this 1st, it is quite common to buy a new/reco/used starter and still have the same problem, thats why this i created this thread

    Karl

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    Default Re: how to boost power to starter

    Had to do something similar to bypass the ballast resistor on a couple of my ke30's back in the day. It cranked fine, but it wasnt getting enough spark. Basically the same wiring for the relay (during cranking) and it skipped over the ballast resistor.

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