JonB
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I learned that one, the hard way, back in the 1989.SNIP...
He and his wife have been doing this for over 20 years and that is why he looked elsewhere than my relay theory. He said they rarely fail.
I was on a road trip from MN to Utah. My 1968 chev van (which was on it's 3rd engine) broke down in MT at a wayside rest...well not broke down, I stopped to pee, and the van wouldn't start. It wouldn't start and it was Sunday afternoon. I was sure it was the starter solenoid (relay). So, in the parking lot of the wayside rest, I started to remove the starter to see if I could confirm the solenoid theory, and figure out a way to get a new one from a nearby town on the next day (monday). With the limited amount of tools I had, this took me quite a while. Then, it got dark about the time I get the starter out...real dark. I decide to get some sleep and wait til morning to do anymore. At morning light, I disassemble the solenoid, all looks fine, I wish I would have tested it before the disassembly, because it took a long time with the tools I had. anyway, I reassemble it and test it, it works good. I reinstall the starter and "hot wire" it. The van starts right up. So the problem was in the circuit before the solenoid. It turned out the problem was the keyed ignition switch. Funny thing, I never did replace the ignition switch, I drove it for another year using a redneck hotwired, taped up, toggle switch to start it...then the van got sold.
Anyway, I'm glad you have a good serviceman and he was able to find the problem.
Jon
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