B&C Starter Solenoid

[boom3]

Has anyone found a direct replacement for the B&C starter solenoid? I really don't want to send the whole thing back to B&C.

I've been having intermittent starting issues on my IO-360. (just clunks no cranking, it's the Van's solenoid that I can hear on the firewall).
I have a relatively new battery, confirmed good electrical connections, and even replaced the Van's starter relay.
I'm guessing it's the starter or solenoid but thought I'd start with the solenoid portion.

Thanks!

[hgerhardt]

Why don't you unbolt the solenoid so that you can see the plunger end of it? Then you can compare it to an off-the-shelf unit on a site like rockauto.com which has nice illustrations of their parts.

Wouldn't it be funny if they used the same Ford PMGR solenoid as Sky-Tec does?

[bjdecker]

...except mine was a Plane Power 149-LS/PM whatever...

Looking at the B&C website, it appears that the starter solenoid is the same as the Ford PMGR unit.

It's out of a 2005 Ford Crown Vic. Borg Warner is the "original" unit - many knock offs available, tho. I think I paid ~$36 for it from Advanced Autoparts.

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[isosceles]

Take it to a local starter shop. They will replace the solenoid. Rumors are it's just a repurposed Hitachi 1.4kW starter.

[boom3]

Well today I bought a PGMR solenoid from Napa just in case it was the correct one. When I took the solenoid off I found it was quite a bit different. The plunger is obviously different but there is also what looks to be a heavy duty return spring. The spring obviously slides right out, but the solenoid has to have the holes for it.

[bjdecker]

Time for a trip to soundstarter in Tacoma

http://soundstarterandalternator.com/

Play dumb tho -- tell them it's from a kit built off-road vehicle