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92 190e with new alternator battery starter and selenoid no power at the selenoid in cold wheather?
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∙ 14y ago
Their are a lot of questions that I have to answers this right. If you truly have NO POWER to the solenoid the only way to trouble shoot that is to get out there with a meter when its cold and start working the problem.
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However, if your only guessing it has no power because nothing happens when you turn the key than I can take a few stabs at this. I would guess you have a bad solenoid. Either moisture in the unit is freezing, or die-electric grease in the unit is getting too thick in the cold to allow the contacts to close.
Hope this helps.
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