'77 spider starter problems

[Christopher Keen <ckeen@domain.elided>]

Tried sending this before, but it hasn't appeared on the last two digests.


> Hi All,
> I'm looking for some help with my starter. Back on Monday I cleaned the
> engine with Gunk (didn't spray directly at the starter, but it's possible
> it got some water on it). The car started fine all Monday afternoon and
> night, and I got it up to freeway speeds to dry everything out. Yesterday
> I tried to start it and I could hear the solenoid click, but the starter
> wouldn't turn. I cleaned all the wires going to the starter, cleaned the
> contacts on the little relay that's connected to the starter, and checked
> that the engine had a good ground (by the way, where is the actual ground
> strap?). I also checked the battery, and it's fine. Is there anything else
> I can check before taking the starter out of the car? Might push-starting
> the car help shake anything loose that's causing a problem?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Chris Keen
> '77 spider
> Los Altos, CA 

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