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Old 01-24-2018, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sneary View Post
I have tomorrow off so Ill have time to tinker around it. Any tests you can think of i should try before shipping it to the stealer? Lol
If you have and can use a DMM (Digital Multi-Meter) you could try measuring the resistance of the starter solenoid coil i.e. the resistance to ground from X6510.

It will need to be a meter that can read very low resistances, as the resistance of the solenoid coil will be a fraction of an ohm - at 12.6v it takes a load of 0.21ohms to draw 60amps. If your solenoid coil is greater than 0.21 ohms, it's ok - lower than 0.21ohms, it's either faulty or the wrong part.

This is a very general test, as the actual current drawn in an inductive circuit will depend on more than just the DC resistance, but it's a start.

(An inductive circuit is usually one that includes some form of coiled wire - like in your starter solenoid coil.)
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