Re: [alfa] Starter running on...

["Bill LeClair" <billleclair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My 79 SPICA spider did not have a factory relay, I also had this problem,
First I added the relay because this is the easiest to do, did not fix it. I
used the same relay for the cold start solenoid and the starter relay, there
was no feed back form one solenoid to another, when power is removed the
solenoids they should dis-engage, no witch craft here. The starter still ran
on after the key was released. I then cleaned the starter solenoid,
reassembled it dry (as per Fred) and have not had a problem with it.

Bill LeClair


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John S." <roadtrip999@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:14 PM
Subject: [alfa] Starter running on...


> This is a common and well-known problem with the early SPICA cars.
>
> There gets to be some sort of feedback from the cold-start solenoid on the
> injection pump. The cure is to put the cold start solenoid on a separate
> relay instead of the pigtail off the starter solenoid connection. In fact
> it's a very good idea to put the starter solenoid on a relay as well (like
> the '74+ cars) to decrease the current through the key switch.
>
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