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Originally Posted by fredv
I know that an original relay will be better, but the relay that I have is energizing the solenoid during the tests. The click sounds the same when the solenoid is tested directly with the battery and threw the relay...
How can I check if my relay pass enough juice to the solenoid?
If I hot wire the solenoid for test, I connect the blue wire to the battery using a switch to activate it. What about the orange wire on the solenoid?
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The orange wire is the "engine killer" connection for the kickdown switch. You don't need to connect it to anything for this test.
To hot wire the solenoid, just get a wire with a set of alligator clips and connect it to the solenoid feed wire and the battery (or a nearby power source like the heavy voltage regulator wire).
If your relay is not rated for continuous use (like a headlight relay compared to a horn relay), the relay can overheat causing several problems.
Sorry but none of this really explains your grinding sound. From my limited experience, the OD either works or it doesn't work.