Hi all,

Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.

While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
switch.

Any suggestions?

matt
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Matt Macchiarolo
mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
AIM screen name RTI1182

"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

You are describing rusty/dirty connections. I would clean them all up,
at the battery end too and see what happens.

Starter solenoids with dirty connections act the same too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
> the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
> clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
> with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
> tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
> opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
> small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.
>
> While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> matt
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> AIM screen name RTI1182
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

You are describing rusty/dirty connections. I would clean them all up,
at the battery end too and see what happens.

Starter solenoids with dirty connections act the same too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
> the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
> clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
> with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
> tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
> opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
> small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.
>
> While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> matt
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> AIM screen name RTI1182
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

You are describing rusty/dirty connections. I would clean them all up,
at the battery end too and see what happens.

Starter solenoids with dirty connections act the same too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
> the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
> clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
> with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
> tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
> opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
> small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.
>
> While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> matt
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> AIM screen name RTI1182
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

Thanks Mike, I know the battery connections are clean, I'll clean up all the
connections in the solenoid pack...

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41782B3E.C3894851@sympatico.ca...
> You are describing rusty/dirty connections. I would clean them all up,
> at the battery end too and see what happens.
>
> Starter solenoids with dirty connections act the same too.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I
tested
> > the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately,
it
> > clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do
better
> > with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the
solenoid
> > tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough
juice. I
> > opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although
one
> > small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> > thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen
before.
> >
> > While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> > switch.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > matt
> > --
> > ---
> > Matt Macchiarolo
> > mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> > AIM screen name RTI1182
> >
> > "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

Thanks Mike, I know the battery connections are clean, I'll clean up all the
connections in the solenoid pack...

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41782B3E.C3894851@sympatico.ca...
> You are describing rusty/dirty connections. I would clean them all up,
> at the battery end too and see what happens.
>
> Starter solenoids with dirty connections act the same too.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I
tested
> > the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately,
it
> > clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do
better
> > with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the
solenoid
> > tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough
juice. I
> > opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although
one
> > small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> > thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen
before.
> >
> > While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> > switch.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > matt
> > --
> > ---
> > Matt Macchiarolo
> > mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> > AIM screen name RTI1182
> >
> > "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

Thanks Mike, I know the battery connections are clean, I'll clean up all the
connections in the solenoid pack...

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41782B3E.C3894851@sympatico.ca...
> You are describing rusty/dirty connections. I would clean them all up,
> at the battery end too and see what happens.
>
> Starter solenoids with dirty connections act the same too.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I
tested
> > the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately,
it
> > clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do
better
> > with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the
solenoid
> > tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough
juice. I
> > opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although
one
> > small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> > thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen
before.
> >
> > While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> > switch.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > matt
> > --
> > ---
> > Matt Macchiarolo
> > mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> > AIM screen name RTI1182
> >
> > "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

Sounds like a plan to me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
> the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
> clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
> with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
> tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
> opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
> small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.
>
> While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> matt
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> AIM screen name RTI1182
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

Sounds like a plan to me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
> the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
> clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
> with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
> tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
> opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
> small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.
>
> While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> matt
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> AIM screen name RTI1182
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow

 

Sounds like a plan to me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Warn HS9500i. Getting ready for Silver Lake dunes this weekend and I tested
> the winch...seems like the solenoid doesn't want to engage immedately, it
> clicks for a second or two before the motor will turn. Seems to do better
> with the engine at speed. If there is a load on the cable, it the solenoid
> tends not to want to engage fully, so the motor doesn't get enough juice. I
> opend the solenoid housing but there is no obvious problems, although one
> small connector (not the main wires) on the driver's side is rusty. I am
> thinking a new solenoid pack is what's needed. Never had this happen before.
>
> While at SL I will try someone else's controller switch, to rule out the
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> matt
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
> AIM screen name RTI1182
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." -Edward R. Murrow