Starting problems, thanksgiving drive and gun poll

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

Sounds like your solenoid might be gumming up inside. It's possible to
remove and disassemble the solenoid if you have one of those impact
screwdriver dealies that you hit with a hammer.

Last summer I cleaned the bore of mine out with alcohol and re-assembled
it; that was some help to my starting issues but it turned out that the
real problem was a bad starter (it kind of.. uh.. caught on fire) so I've
got a new starter now.

IIRC you're not supposed to lube the bore of the solenoid with anything
because this just gums it up.

-Toby

> I'm having a starting problem.  When I turn the key, nothing happens for a few seconds, and then the starter runs.  The pause only happens when the engine is cold.Any thoughts?