Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 512 starter issues

[Steve Jenkins (steve]

For a few years now, I’ve been using the “hotwire” trick. My starter works fine, but the solenoid gets heat soaked and when it’s warm, nothing happens, and so turn the key on, put it in neutral, open the bonnet, and press a button in there that closes the circuit manually.

 

Clyde – can you send me your magic wiring schematic? I’d love an solution that doesn’t involve replacing the whole thing.

 

SJ

 

From: clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net [mailto:clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:39 PM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512 starter issues

 

This is the same problem all ferraris have
Did you put in a relay?
That's what TR owners have to do because the restistance is so high it will not let the starter solenoid work !

Clyde

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From: John Haller <westar_medical [at] msn.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:48:56 -0700

To: <clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net>

Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Subject: RE: [Ferrari] 512 starter issues

 

After 4 months of chasing down wiring in the 83 Mondial, new ignition switch, battery, starter and solenoid.  The rear wiring loom was the last piece of hair I needed to pull out to discover the faulty high resistance white ignition wire (8 volts on the starter).  It would be nearly impossible to remove enough of the car bits to string a new wire and correctly solve the problem, so a Bosch 101 on the fire wall does the trick.  It seems the correct copper alloy was not used in the wiring throughout this period.

 

> From: clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net
> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:51:06 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512 starter issues
> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> To: westar_medical [at] msn.com
>
> Didn't know that
> The TRs put out so much heat the fry the starter relays
> Never had to do anything with the 308 starter when I owned it
>
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "David Handa" <dave [at] davehanda.com>
> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:36:15
> To: Clyde<Clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net>
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512 starter issues
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