One of our car group members had a harrowing experience recently and I would like to pass along the details of that experience. The member replaced the starter solenoid on his 1978 Ford pickup that has a manual transmission. After installing the solenoid and doing an initial checkout he came back to do a final tightening on the connections. As he was tightening the two large cable lugs the solenoid shorted internally and began to move the truck forward because it was still in gear. He was pinned between the wall of his shop and the door of the truck suffering two broken ribs and a broken collar bone. The truck finally stopped when it hit a cabinet.
He brought the disassembled solenoid to lunch today and there is nothing to prevent the lugs from turning internally and making contact when tightened. It is a typical solenoid that is found in many FLAPS and is made overseas. His wife did an internet search and found that this is a common problem with these units. It appears that it is a faulty design.
He brought the disassembled solenoid to lunch today and there is nothing to prevent the lugs from turning internally and making contact when tightened. It is a typical solenoid that is found in many FLAPS and is made overseas. His wife did an internet search and found that this is a common problem with these units. It appears that it is a faulty design.
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