Where is the dang Starter relay on the R3T?!?

[Joesmoe]

@Boog I have tools, and the will -- if there is ANYTHING I can do for you, I will do it.

 

[tdragger]

Have you checked/cleaned the negative battery cable connections at both ends? Might be a good time to upgrade the cable.

 

[Joesmoe]

And I followed your lead @tdragger and installed a second negative cable. They're inexpensive and easily accessible.

 

[DEcosse]

What about that second relay @Joesmoe - Where is the dang Starter relay on the R3T?!?

- do you really have two (OEM) on that side???

 

[Joesmoe]

In the dark, with my tri-focals misaligned, I suspect what I was seeing was the relay and the socket, now that I think about it.

Kind of reminds me when I was a teenager, with no experience with women, I saw a young woman in sheer summer weight wear, and wondered why she was wearing two bras, not realizing one set of straps was for the slip - normally covered, but exposed on her otherwise bare shoulders.

 

[Jag]

All three relays are exactly the same, same part number on each one. You could try switching them around and see what happens. I have had a very similar problem, the dreaded click I fought for two years on and off. Remove and scotch brite all connections on the battery and the starter - and+ that will work for a while maybe.

Final solution for me was a new starter solenoid. Starter spins three times faster then it ever did, even when it was new.

Took a solenoid off of a new Toyota starter cut down the plunger to size and bolted it up to the triumph starter and bam, no problem.

If you need a part number let me know. Also there is a guy on eBay solenoid rebuild kits. Good luck.

 

[Joesmoe]

The starter relay, we believe, is on the opposite side, aft of the ECU. Also, that relay is a different (5-pin) configuration.

 

[DEcosse]

... All three relays are exactly the same, same part number on each one ... .

As Joesmoe says, none of those are the starter/headlight relay and are not interchangeable with the actual starter/headlight relay on opposite side

 

[Jag]

As Joesmoe says, none of those are the starter/headlight relay and are not interchangeable with the actual starter/headlight relay on opposite side

Correct, the two on the right side are both different and also different than the ones on the left. I need to look them up, not sure what they switch. Their is another different relay under the tank for the aux lights.

 

[Jag]

As Joesmoe says, none of those are the starter/headlight relay and are not interchangeable with the actual starter/headlight relay on opposite side

As Joesmoe says, none of those are the starter/headlight relay and are not interchangeable with the actual starter/headlight relay on opposite side

Sorry I totally screwed that up, misread both the post and the repair manual!!! I need to wear my glasses more often. Carry on!!