Reliable starter relay

[59pwrwgn]

Have you tested the one you have.
Are all the contacts clean
Does the relay case have a good ground
Have you tried adding 12 volts to the signal wire spade to see if the ignition switch and wiring are good.
Have you tried grounding to neutral safety spade to see if the neutral safety switch and wiring are good.

 

[Timmayy]

It has been statistically proven that there is a average of 21,769 "starts" built into the relay. When one approaches this maximum number, starting becomes probable/marginal and sometimes not at all. Consider replacing the relay at 21,000 operations just to be sure ...they are reasonably inexpensive or carry one as a spare, like an ECU, or ballast resistor and or coil.......just a thought.......
BOB RENTON

That's what I plan on doing. Thanks

 

[twecomm]

Just replace and move on. Tank of gas is likely to cost more than a relay.

 

[RJRENTON]

I don't buy that.
Any estimate on lifespan is a guess based on averages of use, weather, collisions, rust/corrosion, humidity and a number of other factors.
The same goes with my comments about heartbeats or male reactions.
Numerous conditions can reduce or increase the lifespan of any machine or organic component. Actuarial tables are averages, not absolutes.
You'd have to be an idiot to actually think that a starter relay will only work 21769 times and fail at 21770. Further, what ADD/Autistic Rain Man actually counts the amount of times they started their car?
It is reasonable to guess that any electrical component will last longer in years with fewer uses but also in low humidity, less exposure to extreme heat or cold, fewer incidents of low voltage where the charging system is working harder and maybe even less vibration.

You don't know this.....show us your sample calculations and sample conditions, that either prove or disprove your premise. You ignorance is further demonstrated with your reference to the fictitious story about "Rainman" ( which mean nothing). Or more precisely, your statement showing your normal distribution curve for the STARTER RELAY life expectations. .....not that the charging system is working "harder" (whatever that means) or weather conditions or phase of8 the moon......subtrafuge or guesstimates does not cut it......why don't you just say you don't know about statistical sampling, and learn about it, rather than introducing non consequenceal items (as a confusion point). Pretend, like you showed a tabulerized distributor advance characteristics in one degree increments, in previous another topic, with the same conviction as you would with starter relay life expectations .....then things will become perfectly clear to you.....maybe...???...
BOB RENTON

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

Once again a few helpful comments turns into the mass **** show. I say do the tests and proceed or throw spaghetti and just buy a new one and hope it fixes or lasts a long time depending on vehicle use