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Even if the starter doesn't turn the starter relay (located behind the glovebox) should click. If it doesn't it isn't getting any juice. Clean the contacts of the wiring block connecting to it and the connectors it plugs into (on the relay). Then clean the wires that connect to the starter. Make sure the other end of the ground wires are clean. Clean the wires that go/come from the connecting block (by the battery) as well as the battery connectors them selves. If cleaning these wires don't correct the problem the problem may lie with the starter relay itself (may have to be replaced (although I think some have taken it apart to clean the contacts inside).

When cleaning wires I spray them with some contact cleaner and polish them with a rag or brush and apply a thin coat of dielectric grease to keep them from corroding.

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My first guess would be the starter relay. Even with dirty contacts you should get enough juice to make the relay close.

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Ignition switch and starter relay would be first on my check list

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jbsjim</i>

My first guess would be the starter relay. Even with dirty contacts you should get enough juice to make the relay close.
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Not so. When I had my starter problems, after I cleaned the relay connector block, for a second time as it was cleaned a year before along with all the other connections, it worked fine. The relay external contacts where shiney like new as they also were cleaned the previous year. It's easy to clean them but not so much with the connector block as it's difficult to get a brush in it. I just sprayed some contact cleaner in it and reconnected it several times to let the friction clean it up. That was three years ago and it's been fine ever since.


TR7 Spider - 1978 Spitfire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

<font color="teal"><b>My first look would be the small wire on the starter

on two occasions the spade connector had loosened off and fell off

and this produced no noise when trying to start</b></font id="teal">

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