SternWake
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Once in a while, my starter would not respond to the key command, but after a few tries, would.
As the Ignition switch is fairly new I moved it down the possible culprit list and decided that I would open up the starter relay, which transfers power to the starter solenoid on the starter. A relay controlling a bigger relay.
Anyway I saw this, And by the way, screw you photobucket.
Theree was a bigger green load of brocolli before I removed relay from firewall, and a few strands broke just before this photo bending the wire to get a better look.
Removing this contact from within the connector was simple, Chrysler has this little blue wedge in the middle, that once removed, allows one to simply back the contact from plastic body.
I replaced with a quality tinned copper quick connect, crimped and lightly soldered and heatshrunk with new tinned 12awg, and another crimpsplicesolder to existing wire.
It might not have been my current issue, but it would likely have made itself one at a very inopportune time no doubt.
By the way, rot in hell photobucket.
I also opened up the relay itself. there was some crust on the main contacts but not too bad.
They look like this on my '89
http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4589445&cc=1073506&jsn=462
The portion of wire I cut off revealed there was connectivity, until I wiggled it just so. After many wiggles I could not open the circuit.
As the Ignition switch is fairly new I moved it down the possible culprit list and decided that I would open up the starter relay, which transfers power to the starter solenoid on the starter. A relay controlling a bigger relay.
Anyway I saw this, And by the way, screw you photobucket.
Theree was a bigger green load of brocolli before I removed relay from firewall, and a few strands broke just before this photo bending the wire to get a better look.
Removing this contact from within the connector was simple, Chrysler has this little blue wedge in the middle, that once removed, allows one to simply back the contact from plastic body.
I replaced with a quality tinned copper quick connect, crimped and lightly soldered and heatshrunk with new tinned 12awg, and another crimpsplicesolder to existing wire.
It might not have been my current issue, but it would likely have made itself one at a very inopportune time no doubt.
By the way, rot in hell photobucket.
I also opened up the relay itself. there was some crust on the main contacts but not too bad.
They look like this on my '89
http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4589445&cc=1073506&jsn=462
The portion of wire I cut off revealed there was connectivity, until I wiggled it just so. After many wiggles I could not open the circuit.
Today I took my steel double ended pry bar and tried to convince that egg sucking sliding lock thingy on the storage unit door that it really needed to work properly.......Or I'd play Whack- A- Mole some more. It just sat there 'til i went and got some help. He had a BIG CAN of WD 40........Show Off....... 
