At some point in my Lark's past they put in a starter with a built in solenoid. I believe the solenoid is going bad. While infrequent so far, occasionally turning the key results in a faint click and nothing else. Wait a few and try again and it usually works, though today I had to jump the solenoid leads with a screwdriver to get anything to happen.
Battery appears good though the amp light always stays lit. (Battery is charged, alt looks new and seems good [will run with battery disconnected].)
The original solenoid is still bolted in place but I don't know it's condition. Does anyone know of problems in bypassing the built in solenoid and returning to it's original configuration? If I can't get the built in solenoid fixed I'd rather bypass it than have to replace the entire starter.
Battery appears good though the amp light always stays lit. (Battery is charged, alt looks new and seems good [will run with battery disconnected].)
The original solenoid is still bolted in place but I don't know it's condition. Does anyone know of problems in bypassing the built in solenoid and returning to it's original configuration? If I can't get the built in solenoid fixed I'd rather bypass it than have to replace the entire starter.
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