Hi all. I usually take Sweetpea in when somethings not working right because I am afraid that I might screw something up. Well, I didn't and I think I might have...
I've been having starting problems for a while and usually roll her off. I replaced the hot start relay and it didn't fix the problem. At first when I turned the key i would light up and hear the fuel pump relay. Turning it over I would just get nothing. Although every once and a while it would start. I've been putting it off but finally decided to drop in a new starter from bus depot. It showed up and right away I noticed that the solenoid only had one tab as opposed to two tabs on the one on my bus. Still, I should be able to splice what would have gone between two tabs to the one tab on the new starter, right? Well, I tried it...
Unfortunately, now I get nothing when I turn the key. I noticed that the fuse in the hot start relay has blown. Now I have a new starter, but I get nothing at all from anything. The battery reads voltage. What did I do? I hooked everything up just as it was before except for the tabs being down to one on the new solenoid. Am I screwed? Did I fry everything? I didn't see sparks but am also a little afraid to make it worse. Then again, what is worse than nothing?
