[SOLVED] Diagnose my starter problem please

[keratos]

The smart ass arrogant mechanic said to my neighbour when he explained what I had told him said and I quote "What the foc would a fellow who fixes phones know about car electrics" :eek
He was insisting that the starter motor was faulty and it would cost 100 pounds, I got a solonoid from the breakers for a tenner and put it in for him.
I opened the solonoid showed him what the problem was and he took it back to mechanic who told him to foc off, he did and changed to a different mechanic which he has been using since  :lol

Yeah - its hard to find an honest, good, mechanic of integrity. I'm lucky to have one for mechanicals; however,  for electrics I'm okay (although I work with TTL and IC/ASIC/SOC in my day job) so do my own automotive electrical.  I've learnt something new through this episode though - and it's all about learning. There wont be another automotive relay that gets the better of me  :\ hopefully!