[ROVERNET - UK] 2000TC starting woes

[Kent Kinard]

Bill,
It is possible for the solenoid to have an internal intermittent short.  
Doesn't start but then it does.  Everything checks out.  Then it won't 
start again.  I'm with Jim.  Replace the solenoid and the relay as it 
may take years to get a definitive diagnosis.

Roverly,
Kent K.

Jim Cumberland wrote:

>Mine did the same thing shortly after I bought it - random starting kind of stuff.  I never got to checking the starter relay, as I tried the solenoid first, and that was the cause.
>
>Jim
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Bill Robertson <rover2000nut at hotmail.com>
>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 8:36:28 PM
>Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] 2000TC starting woes
>
>I am going to get the TC out of storage and the chap storing it has told me 
>it is not starting..........I had an embarassment at the start of a rally in 
>the fall where it failed to turn over at the starting line and had to be 
>pushed started......(i won by the way, even with the push start).......It 
>however never acted up again.........The starter is newish so i'm assuming 
>the solenoid is acting up..........although someone mentioned a starter 
>relay........(ok where is it, or do they mean the solenoid)..........can the 
>solenoid be rebuilt .....i have a few spares down the basement, but they 
>look mighty cruddy..................I'm thinking if i go up to storage i'll 
>have to put a direct power line to the starter to get it turning over to 
>start........all uphill at his place
>
>Thanks
>Bill Robertson
>  
>