Re: volvo engine not starting
Hook up your test light again with the clip on a good ground. Now touch terminal C of the slave solenoid with your test light and have your helper turn the key to the start position again. The light should light up? If it did, touch your test light on terminal A, if it lights, hook your test light lead to it, and put the probe on terminal D (the ground) if it doesn't light, then you have a bad ground for the slave solenoid and without that ground the slave solenoid will not work.
(i did the above and test light did come on)
If the test light did not light up, ( and it did)
then the problem is 1 of 3 things either the connection at the main engine harness plug is bad, or you have a bad neutral safety switch or a bad connection between the ignition switch and the slave solenoid.
If you are at home, this isn't a problem and you can track the problem down. But if you are out on the water and the relay fails, what can you do? Simple. Use a test lead on the slave solenoid socket to jump between terminals A and B and the engine will crank. Make sure the ignition switch is in the run position and the engine will start.
Ok, lets say when you hit the switch you hear a click from the engine,(no sound was made..no clicking sound)
but no cranking of the starter. Now what do you check.
Simple, back to the slave solenoid on the engine. Hook up your test light clip to a good ground and touch the tip to terminal A, if it lights, touch it to terminal B and have your helper hit the starter switch again. If you hear a click and the light does not come on, then the problem is a bad slave solenoid. If you are out and need to start the engine, you can disconnect the wires from terminals B and C and hook them together and you will be able to bypass the slave solenoid all together and it should work. ( did this also and nothing)
If not, due to long wire runs, just jump between terminals A and B to crank the engine over.(did this and still nothing)
If the light does come on, move on to the starter solenoid itself.
After closers inspection of starter solenoid I noticed a hole in the housing about 1/8" in diameter. I am wondering if something may have gotten in there causing the starter not to engage.??
PS.. Myself and a friend followed these instruction to the letter and engine will not turn over. The only thing I can think of is the solenoid is junk.
