why do i go through so many starter silnoids?

[p0prcksandc0ke]

why do i go through so many starter silnoids? ive gone through like 4 in the last month i know thats not good what should i do? help me!!!! plz

 

[rbohm]

stop buying junk solenoids. also check your chassis grounds.

 

[BlackGMC]

Yeah, don't buy the cheap ones, usually they have a couple of different ones, the more expensive one is usually pretty good.

 

[p0prcksandc0ke]

they arnt cheap but ok thanks ill check thoughs

 

[BlackGMC]

they arnt cheap but ok thanks ill check thoughs

Sorry if I sounded rude, but I have bought the cheap ones and I went threw them all the time. You might check out your cables and your grounds as mentioned before.

 

[351carlo]

I've never had one go on my Mustang, but I would assume a bad ground could fry one up quickly. Is your block to firewall ground in good shape?

Personally I run 2 grounds from the block to the chassis. One to the frame rail and one to the firewall.

I am almost positive my solenoid is the original off the car. But when I had a 5.0 I would always get the Borg Warner premium line from Pep Boys. I did go through a few on that, but there was an electrical short in the starter.

 

[69gmachine]

Something else

It sounds like your starter is drawing too much current. Could be a bad starter (internal short), could be a bad starter cable, could be bad connections at the starter or solenoid. Inspect your cable. If it's old and/or too small of a gage, replace it. If you're using one of the old heavy starters, replace it with one of the new light weight starters from a 5.0. I've had cheap AZ solenoids that lasted for years.

 

[HistoricMustang]

stop buying junk solenoids. also check your chassis grounds.

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