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turn the ignition on, leave it on, pop the hood and look on the passenger side fender, for the solenoid, it is an electromagnetic switch atached to the inner fender, it is usually black or grey and it sits on top of the wheel covering. it has 3 or more wires on it. usually with 2 wires on 1 side and 1 wire on the other. there is also a much smaller guage wire in the center- more or less. this smaller wire is the wire that energizes the solenoid as you turn the ignition on. there are 2 large bolts that have nuts holding the wires down tight. these two bolts, now called terminals internally connect together when you start the car. to check if the solenoid is defective, you can use a large guage wire (it may get very hot, very quickly) so i use a large screwdriver to connect (jump) the 2 terminals together while the ignition key is in the on position. this by-passes the switching mechanism and will energize the starter motor, if the car starts your solenoid or ignition switch is faulty, it has been my experience that the solenoid fails most of the time. to trouble shoot the solenoid further, you can connect 12 volts-use a jumper wire from the + or red battery terminal of the car, and connect it to the smaller guage wire on top, if the solenoid engages it would appear that the ignition switch is faulty. but always make certain all terminals are clean, shiny and free of corrosion, as it may just be a poor connection.
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