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Drove 40 miles on high beam lights looked dim stopped in next town shut van off battery dead found jump got started unplugged s wire drove home 21 miles started right up this morning tested solenoid after starting has voltage on s wire terminal and lug going to starter this is with s wire disconnected
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I would get a voltmeter and check the voltage on the battery while the engine is running. It should be around 14.5v if it's charging. I suspect it is charging, but I would check to make sure.
You may have a drain. You can hook up a testlight like the diagram below, and if it lights, you have a drain. You can then experiment with the "s" wire, by taking it off, and see if the light goes out.
You may have a drain. You can hook up a testlight like the diagram below, and if it lights, you have a drain. You can then experiment with the "s" wire, by taking it off, and see if the light goes out.
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When running I unplug the s wire the engine will speed up. I am going to replace the solenoid as this one looks to be original. Pulled it apart and the contacts are burned almost through. I have never had this happen before so this will be a first for me.
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This is a very strange problem. Has any wiring been done lately? Any stereo's added?
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Would that activate the solenoid and make the starter run all the time?