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    Paul67 reacted to hartmandm's post in the thread No spark frustration with Like Like.
    Looks like an aftermarket solenoid. I think I might have one of these given to me from a fellow forum member. Sounds like you have...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    Could well be. It was on a SIV that was in storage for 27 years. So at least that old. Its over-sprayed with green paint as the original...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    It's not the easiest thing to see but as I said, instead of those 2 brown wires terminating at the solenoid they go under it and are...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    Ok. So the green wire went to a switch under the dash that didn't seem to be connected to anything. I pulled the wire from the fuse...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    Mike. On my solenoid I have everything except #4. Those wires just loop back to the firewall/bulkhead and disappear....or so it seems...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    So as I mentioned the car now runs. One thing I did notice when looking at a post about starter solenoids was that my wiring is not...
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    Paul67 reacted to Bill Blue's post in the thread No spark frustration with Like Like.
    Solenoids can be something to deal with. I had an uncle whose1975ish AMC would suddenly die, but would always restart. Several...
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    Paul67 reacted to hartmandm's post in the thread No spark frustration with Like Like.
    Great news! I am curious about your replacement starter solenoid. The replacement starter solenoids usually aren't setup to support the...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    Both solenoids were essentially identical. ( 2 main posts and two blade connections) the car with the issues did indeed have the white...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    SOLVED!!!! Thank you, Mike!! All of those symptoms came back to the starter solenoid. I swapped out the relatively brand new shiny one...
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    Paul67 reacted to hartmandm's post in the thread No spark frustration with Like Like.
    Did you diagnose why the starter continued cranking? It could be your starter solenoid and not the ignition switch. I'd start with some...
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    Paul67 replied to the thread No spark frustration.
    Ok loose electrical would seem to be it. Here's the final piece of the puzzle perhaps? In addition to the originally listed issues, I...
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    Paul67 reacted to Acollin's post in the thread No spark frustration with Like Like.
    I think you may have a loose electrical connection. The word “intermittent” Got me thinking of electrical oddities in my two cars. A...
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