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conesare2seconds · 05-22-2019

Had an odd starter failure on my 94 with intermittent no start. Marc found a coolant leak from the water pump gasket. Shape of the plenum allowed coolant to flow back to the starter and puddle underneath. Starter solenoid was newer but starter couldn’t survive sitting in stale coolant. Only hint of coolant leak was an occasional few drops of what looked like hydraulic/clutch fluid on the floor seemingly under the slave cylinder. It was discolored after its journey through the plenum valley and didn’t look green at all. I checked the clutch fluid reservoir several times but it was always full. The color change fooled me.

Anyway, Marc’s opinion before nailing down my problem is the purple wire tricks treat a symptom, not the problem. Usually the starter or at least solenoid needs to be replaced.

05-22-2019	#8
conesare2seconds Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater St. Louis Posts: 488	Re: Classic no start “relay fix” – what does it do? Had an odd starter failure on my 94 with intermittent no start. Marc found a coolant leak from the water pump gasket. Shape of the plenum allowed coolant to flow back to the starter and puddle underneath. Starter solenoid was newer but starter couldn’t survive sitting in stale coolant. Only hint of coolant leak was an occasional few drops of what looked like hydraulic/clutch fluid on the floor seemingly under the slave cylinder. It was discolored after its journey through the plenum valley and didn’t look green at all. I checked the clutch fluid reservoir several times but it was always full. The color change fooled me. Anyway, Marc’s opinion before nailing down my problem is the purple wire tricks treat a symptom, not the problem. Usually the starter or at least solenoid needs to be replaced.