Hi = need some quick help if possible. Trying to drive the Bird over to Ocean City Md for the car show tomorrow. Thought I had everything good, but while testing out my Hot Start problem, I think I may have melted the Remote Solenoid.
I installed a Ford Solenoid (Remote) up front by the radiator. DId this a few years ago, seems to work ok, but never perfect. I charged up the battery well over the last 24 hours, so good to go there. Ran the car today, drove around, stopped and started a few times, then drove it home. It's pretty much heated up well at this point. Tried to start again (fortunately in the garage this time) and it failed to crank. Kept trying, something I would normally not do, but trying to stress it here, and I saw smoke coming from the solenoid. Hood was open at this point. So I checked the main large cable connection coming from the battery, and the Post on the solenoid seemed loose. Now I notice that even though the key is out of the ignition, all idiot lights are lit in the car. So I disconnect the battery to kill it, took a break, grabbed a beer and thought about it while it cooled down. Removed the suspect cable from the battery, never trusted this cable anyway. And now the Post seems fine, wondering if I imagined it was loose, not sure. Went to Autozone and bought a new 2 Gauge Cable, routed the cable, hooked it all up, and fired up the Bird. Sounds great right? Well now the car will not shut off, pull the key and it just keeps running. I choked the Carb to kill it, and now you are up to the present. What would keep the car running like that? Melted Solenoid? Shorted wire, probably within the solenoid, I wired this remote setup very well, good quality cable and connections. Hope I didnt do anything under the dash by the ignition, but the wires could have all heated up.
Any good thoughts? Thanks - hoping to cruise a few hours to the beach in the morning.
