stephen grant Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Does anyone else (with a k) have the solonoid mounted above the starter? Or is that just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsta Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Mine is above the starter. Mine looks very old but I don't get any of the 'clicks' (kiss of death? ) Mine has problems turning over on occassion but I think this is when trying to start at top of compression stroke, another stab and it starts. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen grant Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I get the click of death. Looking at the clearance between primary #4 and the solonoid, it must be getting roasted down there. Now I also get this nasty "flat-battery" effect where, when hot, the solonoid rotates the flywheel at about 1rpm for a few seconds, all the lights go dim and then it all gives up. Battery takes charge and goes to fully charged on the conditioner, but even so, I suspect mine is a battery starting to get old but i'm going to try a re-wire and see how that goes. It always starts a-ok from cold. stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irrotational Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 old style starters have the solenoid on top - recently (as in a couple of years or so?) caterham have switched to a design with solenoid underneath... you can also get a similar design from other places such as Brise and Dikko the Herts AO.... --- this is a local sig for local people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Rothwell Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Bri - I had the click with my car from almost Day 1 and Paul came up and fitted his relay mod and it's never clicked again ( five years). Member 6790 Superlight 0075 - K7 LYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I have recently had K-series click issues and so I thought I would add my experience to this thread in case it helps others. I've owned my car for 20 odd years and never had the click until I recently rebuilt it following many years off the road. I have tried wrapping the starter with the DEI sleeve. Made no real difference - possibly I had to wait a shorter time before it would restart again, but I can't be sure. Tried the relay mod, which seems to have worked. I've had the car very hot recently and it happily restarts immediately if needed. Now just need to find a place to mount the relay and tidy up the new wiring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted July 20 Leadership Team Share Posted July 20 3 hours ago, JP said: I have recently had K-series click issues and so I thought I would add my experience to this thread in case it helps others. I've owned my car for 20 odd years and never had the click until I recently rebuilt it following many years off the road. I have tried wrapping the starter with the DEI sleeve. Made no real difference - possibly I had to wait a shorter time before it would restart again, but I can't be sure. Tried the relay mod, which seems to have worked. I've had the car very hot recently and it happily restarts immediately if needed. Now just need to find a place to mount the relay and tidy up the new wiring... I’ve added my extra relay to the fuse/relay stack under the dash and routed the additional cables along the loom back into the engine bay. It’s been 100% reliable which contradicts the thought that cable length has influence. The relay mounts same as o/e are available from Polevolt. Stu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonym Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 3. All starter & alternator wiring is enclosed in a heatproof sleeve & replaced every few years. The above solves most issues - except heat soak destroying the brushes inside the starter. The heat fries the wires which develop such resistance they no longer carry the required voltage. Mine were so stiff they broke when bent - and the solenoid wire was carrying only 7 volts. Discovered on tour in Portugal in 2006. Edited July 23 by anthonym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulie Biasion Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Fitted K Series click relay to my 7 when I got it as it had starting problems when hot. Once fitted the relay improved the situation. Soldering the spade connections rather than crimping gave me 100% reliability. No further issues in 3 years. Fitted the relay to the ECU bracket screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Geoff Brown Posted July 25 Area Representative Share Posted July 25 Fit a replacement starter motor solenoid or replace starter motor. Then fit heat shield to starter motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john milner Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Exhaust wrap may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted July 27 Area Representative Share Posted July 27 Relay fitting instructions HERE if anyone needs them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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