Spider Starter & Power Window fix!!!

[ltooz@domain.elided (LLe_2001)]

Hello all,
 I just fixed the intermittent starter problem: Cranks when cold & only "click" (nothing) when hot (Not battery, not ignition key).
 - The connection to the solenoid is greasy, dirty, when it's cold it makes contact and when it's hot, the grease and oil melt cause the connectors to have no or less contact. I took the female connector, spray with engine degreaser to get all the grease out and clean the male (solenoid) and it fixed the hot cranking problem.

 My left power window doesn't go up and down all the time and it seems to have the problem at the switch, I took the switch out (disassembled the case) and cleaned dirt and grease of the contacts, measure with the DVM and all contacts at the switch are there, but the window motor is still intermittently working. I opened the door panel, pull out all the wires and the connection for the motor was lose. Pinched the female connectors with a plier for a tighter fit and cleaned the contacts. Voila, the window goes up and down like a champ.

 With all the symptoms I had, I thought I had to replace alternator, battery, ignition switch, window motor, window switch... all they were just grease & connectors contacts. Amazing on how much money I've just saved for a work of a SAT afternoon.

Louis,

91 Spider Veloce (and still loving it)
Sunnyvale, CA
 
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