Subject: RE: SW VA Guzzi lunch
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Mar 17, 2004, 2:22 PM
Post ID: 1716328204
Hi Lannis,
I looked through a catalog at the local NAPA a while back and found one
that looked nearly identical to the original relay with the metal cover.
It's meant as a horn relay, has screw terminals and looks like it should
mount up without any modifications. Can't remember the part no. or price
unfortunately.
Also, check out #4 on this page of MG Cycle's online catalog:
http://www.mgcycle.com/electrical.html
Hope this helps,
Charlie
http://members.tripod.com/charlesmullendore/index.htm
Lannis wrote:
Well, I just moved the problem to another place. With new, clean
| battery connections, the starter spins merrily if you "hotwire" it with a screwdriver from the solenoid lug to the positive cable. Now, when I push the starter button, the starter relay clicks and shows blue sparks inside (it's some kind of aftermarket relay with a clear plastic case) and the starter still doesn't turn. That doesn't sound right. A starter relay ought to just close a contact and pass current, not show blue sparks. Guzziology shows all kinds of ways to defeat neutral cut-outs and things on your starter relay, but as to replacement, mentions that "almost" any sort of starter relay "ought" to work. Is there a well known cheap easy-to-find-at-NAPA-or-AutoZone relay that everyone knows works OK for an Eldorado? |