:
: Hey, the starter on my '64 Clark Cortez /6 is
: having some problems. Yesterday, the starter
: was spinning, but the solenoid wasn't
: engaging it. It would just spin and spin,
: even when the switch was released. The
: solenoid then burned up. BURNED UP, smoke
: and all. I went to get a new starter, but
: they didn't have the one I had (a big old
: boat anchor, built by Chrysler), so I just
: got the solenoid. Put the new solenoid on
: the starter, put in back in, and now it
: won't disengage when I release the key from
: start position, or even when I cut the
: ignition off. Only way to get it to quit is
: to pull the battery cable.
: I tried switching the solenoid right from the
: "key switch", routing around the
: "ignition switch" for testing:
: same thing. I tried pulling the lead coming
: from the switch off the solenoid once it's
: cranking: same thing. Only disconnecting the
: battery will stop it.
:
: Is this a wiring problem, or is there something
: wrong with the starter still? What makes the
: starter stop? I thought
: ("logically" not
: "experientially") that once the
: circuit from the switch was open again it
: should stop.
:
: Any help is much appreciated, especially since
: I need to get from L.A. (anyone out there?)
: to San Fran to play some gigs. Thanks in
: advance.
:
: zac
:
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: '64 Clark Cortez
: itinerantlocals.8k.com

: The solenoid engages the power feed and the
: gear drive, sounds like there is still a
: problem in the starter / solenoid assembly.
: Try replacing the entire starter as a unit.
: DD