Slammin Sam
New member
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2013
- Messages
- 38
- Reaction score
- 2
- Points
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- Location
- Western Colorado
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Vehicle
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
I have an 89 B2, 5 speed, 145,000 original miles. After almost 50 years of driving, I had a solenoid failure that resulted in the starter not disengaging, cooking the starter. Luckily, the flywheel wasn't damaged. I was a few blocks from home so I ran into the garage, grabbed a wrench and disconnected the battery. I replaced the solenoid and the starter. The next day when leaving my shop the same thing happened! Once again I managed to pull the battery cable (not before it melted). New solenoid and positive cable and all seems well. My question, did O'Reillys sell me a defective solenoid or is there an electrical gremlin causing this? I wanted a Motorcraft, but they don't stock them and I took a Borg-Warner instead.