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Originally Posted by jhv48
I must not have covered the starter solenoid well enough as water got on it and shorted out the solenoid causing the starter to engage and try and start the engine.
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You know, I have, occasionally, when I was doing something with the engine, reached in to the cockpit from outside the car and started it up -- thinking afterwards,
"damn, I'm glad it was in neutral." I have also, from time to time, absent mindedly left the ignition key in the car -- tempting someone to reach in and turn the key -- and I usually leave the car in gear. When I blew my clutch out years ago out in the middle of nowhere I drove the car up on to the flatbed using nothing more than the old stock Ford monster 50 lb. starter motor -- so I know that thing can power the Cobra with no problem whatsoever. I have toyed with the idea of making use of the TKO's neutral safety switch. But, I don't know if even a NSS would stop a water short to the solenoid.