Originally posted by mean'tour: 12.8 Volts, I just checked. I will check the other starter related stuff in a few minutes.
Do you think it is now the starter AND the fuel pump? Hopefully just a stuck starter and/ or fuel pump.
12.8, excellent. One more thing to do with the voltage meter. This will help test the battery's capacity. Turn on the ignition and turn on the heater blower, the radio and the headlights and then check the battery voltage again. It will drop some, it will start dropping fast and then slow down and eventually stop and hold steady but it shouldn't get much lower than 11 after 10 to 15 seconds.
I don't want to jump to conclusions. I like to keep an open mind when I'm troubleshooting. The checks you'll do will help determine the casue of the starter's problem. To be honest, I'm hoping its something silly like a loose connection on the ignition switch, but more realistically I'm thinking its possible that there is a coincidental failure of both the fuel pump and the starter relays.
I like the Count's suggestion about checking the fuel pump. I've never heard of doing that before, but its simple.
I'll check the battery's capacity tonight.
I checked R6, I could hear and feel it clicking. I also swapped out the other relays to check, low beams turned on.
Which is the starter? Which is the solenoid? What is this thing (more just curious) circled?
I guessed based on the location and started to remove "A" but then saw an exploded view of the starter on Bill's website and I think the starter is "B".
Again, I really appreciate the help. I let my wife not be stranded today and rode my road bike to work. Not too bad it takes me about 35-40 minutes to drive (slow back roads). I rode it in just over an hour. Was 15 minutes ahead of the rain!
ElKy aka Count Blah, or anyone really (especially Jason - you've been super helpful)... I was talking to my wife a little last night explaining to her what I was trying to do etc. based on everyone's suggestions. She grew up around cars, her father was always buying an under priced used car and fixing it up and turning it around for a profit. She wants to know how nice of a dinner she would have to make for you to come down to Uxbridge and help me fix this? ha ha She's makes really good desserts!
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