28-03-2015, 09:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 28-03-2015, 09:46 AM by Jonny81191.)
If you're having potential issues with the solenoid, I'd check it's working first:
Get a length of wire, bare back both ends and twist one end round the post on the solenoid, then the other to the +ve terminal of the battery.
It shouldn't melt, I've lashed it up with speaker wire before to get a car home and it didn't melt.
The car should now run but won't turn off unless you remove the wire/use the stop lever on the pump. That rules out the solenoid.
Then get the red wire from that plug, extend it with a bit of wire (that's how most do it, twist and tape works but it really needs to be soldered/crimped) and put it to the solenoid with a decent ring connector.
It's worth checking you have the right wire by either using a light bulb as suggested or a multimeter (It's well worth buying one anyway if you can)
I'd post a picture of mine but I've rebuilt my loom so it'd just confuse things further.
Get a length of wire, bare back both ends and twist one end round the post on the solenoid, then the other to the +ve terminal of the battery.
It shouldn't melt, I've lashed it up with speaker wire before to get a car home and it didn't melt.
The car should now run but won't turn off unless you remove the wire/use the stop lever on the pump. That rules out the solenoid.
Then get the red wire from that plug, extend it with a bit of wire (that's how most do it, twist and tape works but it really needs to be soldered/crimped) and put it to the solenoid with a decent ring connector.
It's worth checking you have the right wire by either using a light bulb as suggested or a multimeter (It's well worth buying one anyway if you can)
I'd post a picture of mine but I've rebuilt my loom so it'd just confuse things further.
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