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Originally Posted by FriscoDave
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While this solved the problem in your case, the symptoms experienced by gotmud don't match up with the problem you were likely having. It sounds like you had a poor connection between the battery and the solenoid, likely the ignition switch which the relay you installed bypassed.
gotmud's problem seems to be a problem between the battery and the starter or inside the starter.
The fix you suggested is the same fix I used on my aircooled VW. (I know, not Chevy, but pertinent to this discussion.) In the VW the battery is under the back seat. The circuit for the starter solenoid runs from the battery positive all the way to the ignition switch, then all the way back to the solenoid. A long trip for upwards of 10 amps which is about what the VW solenoid pulls.
When everything was warmed up like sitting in line for emissions, the engine wouldn't re-start. In fact, it would do
nothing! I bought an automotive relay from Radio Shack and did the same by pass you did 10 years ago and I've never had a starter problem since. (Except that time rabbits chewed through the starter wire!)
