RossK
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Testing the wires isn't hard.
First check the voltage of the main starter lead, it should be whatever you battery voltage is. 12.6V is pretty typical.
Grab the main lead and shake it, whilst measuring the voltage - did it change? It shouldn't
Remove the trigger wire from the solenoid and do the same test - you'll need to have someone turn the key.
Then set the multimeter to read resistance and do the checks again.
I got hugely varying voltages and when i shook the the wire, the voltage on the trigger wire would sometimes drop to 0V - this is your no crank scenario.
Resistance also varied when shaking the wire, from 0 to off scale.
When i removed them I checked them again on the bench and got the same results - ie it wasn't just poor connection or dirty terminals. I actually cut the cover off some of the main lead and you could see broken strands of copper wire. The wire was very stiff and made cracking sounds as you flexed it.
I replaced them over 2 years ago and it's been fine since.
I'm not saying this is definately your issue, but it's not hard to test to eliminate the possiblity.
First check the voltage of the main starter lead, it should be whatever you battery voltage is. 12.6V is pretty typical.
Grab the main lead and shake it, whilst measuring the voltage - did it change? It shouldn't
Remove the trigger wire from the solenoid and do the same test - you'll need to have someone turn the key.
Then set the multimeter to read resistance and do the checks again.
I got hugely varying voltages and when i shook the the wire, the voltage on the trigger wire would sometimes drop to 0V - this is your no crank scenario.
Resistance also varied when shaking the wire, from 0 to off scale.
When i removed them I checked them again on the bench and got the same results - ie it wasn't just poor connection or dirty terminals. I actually cut the cover off some of the main lead and you could see broken strands of copper wire. The wire was very stiff and made cracking sounds as you flexed it.
I replaced them over 2 years ago and it's been fine since.
I'm not saying this is definately your issue, but it's not hard to test to eliminate the possiblity.