Starter solenoid failed

[Dannyb]

It was intermittant clicking and sometimes turning the starter. Took it apart and found the contacts were rusted inside. I thought the terminals were or used to be made of copper but these are steel with a copper covering thats worn away. The only copper parts were the horse shoe contacts.
I cleaned it up put it back together and it works ok, I have fitted a new one I had spare now I will keep this one as a spare. I checked the new one with a megnet and tterminals.hat also has steel

[WIMPUS]

So another not so good quality part it seems 🤔

On mine i've got a big solenoid a german one (i think), never failed on me in nearly 3 years of driving it daily.
But do got a spare new solenoid (as yours) in my pile of parts.

[RedRooster]

You can still buy genuine Lucas ones.

[nang]

Yes, but which Lucas ? the English or the Chinese one. (eek)
Tony.

[Dannyb]

The one I have put on now is the old Lucas with the red rubber button, well not that old as I had a non working one which I rebuilt with new parts some time ago. They  seem to go for a fair bit when they come up on ebay thesedays.

[RedRooster]

Quoted from nang

Yes, but which Lucas ? the English or the Chinese one. (eek)
Tony.

Who really knows, they are from a Lucus distributor in the UK in a Lucas box though.

[Dannyb]

Quoted from RedRooster

Who really knows, they are from a Lucus distributor in the UK in a Lucas box though.

Nothing wrong with the box they are great. 🙂

[RedRooster]

[quote=1684 They  seem to go for a fair bit when they come up on ebay thesedays.[/quote]

Have them fitted to the cars (keep a spare modern one in the boot, just in case) last Red button i got for 99p including delivery, was part of a large job lot of mini bits, so i told the seller just send me the solenoid & you can resell the rest of it. Worth keeping an eye on the job lot auctions as a lot of the 60's 70's parts were generic.
RR