Easy. You may indeed have seen your test light indicate good voltage
at the solenoid, but as a matter of fact, you were probably only getting
about 6 or 7 volts. Not enough to get things running. The fact that you
have voltage at the solenoid indicates the neutral safety switch and
ignition switch are functioning properly.
Typical Pug problem. Relates to the series of contacts the ignition
system runs through. You could fix this by cleaning all the contacts and
such, but it will probably just return.
A better solution is to get a 12 single pole relay from Radio Shack.
Wire the coil windings to the solenoid actuating voltage and run a separate
wire directly from your battery (plus) to the contact of the relay. The
other end will go to the solenoid. This solution will make your car start
with the key.
Ray
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From: CarlL46674@aol.com <CarlL46674@aol.com>
To: peugeot-l@egroups.com <peugeot-l@egroups.com>
Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 10:21 AM
Subject: '85 505S Wagon Won't Start
>Help!!!
>
>My '85 505S Wagon won't start! By that I mean, I get no response from the
>starter at all when I turn the ignition key over to the start position.
The
>first thing I checked was to make sure that I get current at the female
wire
>that slips over the connection at the starter solenoid. The test light
>confirmed that current is going to that wire when the ignition key is
turned
>to the start position. Thinking that the starter might be bad, I replaced
it
>with an extra that I had that I knew to be good. Replacing the starter
made
>no difference.
>
>I did bench test both starters while they were out of the car and they both
>appeared to be OK.
>
>At this point I am thinking it might be one of the four following
>possibilities:
>
>1) A bad ground connection;
>
>2) A bad ignition switch. This is probably not the problem and I say that
>because the test light indicates that current does go through the female
lead
>that slips over the solenoid when the ignition switch is in the start
>position.
>
>3) A bad starter relay. When the ignition switch is in the start position
>and the test light indicates that current is going to the solenoid, I don't
>here anything "clicking". Shouldn't I hear the "click" of a starter relay
at
>that point? Does anybody know where the starter relay is located and what
it
>looks like? Does anybody have one they can sell?
>
>4) A bad neutral safety switch. Could this be the problem or would it have
>nothing to do with it?
>
>Anyway, any help from anybody out there in Peugeot-land would be
appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>CarlL46674@aol.com
>
>
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