Easy things first
Is battery charge
are you getting 12 v to starter on the main line
is the wire that engages the solenoid getting voltage when you turn the key (Small red wire that plugs into spade connector on starter

KLH

 

I have image of the back of the solenoid. My spade connector is black....its out of view behind the throttle knuckle.
I have put my multimeter on the red & black [spade] and turn ignition.....this gave .1????

 

Battery is fully charged....

 

Can I jump the negative from battery onto the spade connector? Does this have any ramifications?

 

Can I jump the negative from battery onto the spade connector?

I think you meant "Can I jump the positive from battery onto the spade connector?". And the answer is "yes" - that's what a remote starter button does.

 

Thanks Alfajay.
My spade connector [hidden behind throttle knuckle] I believe to be negative as its black.? The thick cable traced back to battery is positive on the terminals. This has been unchanged ever since I've had the car....all 21 years.
Should I be connecting another positive lead somewhere to remote start?



Do you have a basic schematic?

Cheers

 

My spade connector [hidden behind throttle knuckle] I believe to be negative as its black.? The thick cable traced back to battery is positive on the terminals.

Pretty much all wires in a car carry positive voltage - the chassis is used for negative ("ground"). A wire's color doesn't necessarily tell you its polarity - the large wire between the battery and starter is black and that carries positive voltage.

Just bridge between that large wire to the starter and the spade on the solenoid. Best to connect your jumper to the spade first, and then touch it to the "+" source - less chance of inadvertent shorts that way.

 

Thanks Jay
I made up a little jump lead with momentary button and followed your instructions [positive to spade]but still nothing but silence. It might be the bushings in the starter, unless there are other suggestions?

 

I made up a little jump lead with momentary button and followed your instructions [positive to spade]but still nothing but silence. It might be the bushings in the starter, unless there are other suggestions?

It might be darned near anything! I'd guess the solenoid or brushes before I guessed the bushings, but no matter...the starter will need to be removed and replaced. You can either have your existing starter rebuilt, buy a new replacement, or substitute a gear-reduction starter.

If you want to play with it some more, you can do the bench test as klharper124 outlines above. But I doubt it will work on the floor if it doesn't work in the car.

 

Or just the starter.

Can you pull the starter and bench test it.
Three bolts hold the starter on. Pay attention to the shoulder bolt, the center one, as its location is critical.

Unhook the large black wire. That one goes to your battery. I am not sure what the red cable is but this is a RHD car and may have a few differences than what I am use to.

Anyway once off the car take a set of battery cables and hook them to a good battery, red + black - , and then on the starter hook the red cable onto the post where the large black wire on the car was attached. take the black jumper cable and attach to the body of the starter, one of the ears where the bolts goes through works well. Then take a jumper and connect it to the spade connector and then touch the other end to the post where the red cable is attached. Oh hold the starter. I usually do this on the floor and put a foot on it as it will jump if working properly.

KLH