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I used a 40 amp. The bigger the better I would think. 40 is the biggest I could find without ordering one, but it works

Just an update, I installed a relay and there has been no more starting problems. Probably will look in to a rebuild kit for the starter some time as well.

Olnick- This is a used car I bought a few months back. It is a manual tranny. I suspected the clutch relay before, checked it but its already jumped. Lol. I am wondering about the start control relay but haven't checked it yet. I would like to do the work myself if possible, but I know my limits. Simpsonville is in South Carolina.

Roger that, Fuz. I own a 94 legacy and I'm still not sure myself which fan operates when and for what purpose. Just been doing some reading in the ol' Haynes manual.

Olnick- here's where I found how to jump the solenoid. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=85809 Blue-where would I find that repair kit? Also, anyone know what I would expect to pay for new ignition wiring/ignition? Install?

I thought that if I could start it by jumping the solenoid that the starter was good, I may be understanding that wrong. I may just have to pull the starter and have it looked at. Thanks for the posts.

Olnick- No solenoid click at all. tcspeer- Yeah, I cleaned the terminal posts and replaced the terminals clamps.

I have been working on a similar issue. The passenger side fan is the sub-fan, the drivers side is the main fan. In order to check if the main fan is working, the best way is to jumper the fan. Unplug the connector to the fan. You will see three contact points. 1 is the ground, the black wire i believe, the other two are low and high speed fan operation. Run wires from the fan connector straight to the battery. If the fan operates, the fan is good. You could have a bad relay. The relays are located under the hood on the drivers side fuse box. The fuse box cover should show the relay locations. One fan, the sub fan I believe, operates when the AC is on, the other main fan is for standard cooling I believe.

I have seen info on this problem before, but no solution. Here is what I have. Occasionally when switching the key to start, I get nothing. The lights and all electrical items work, but no turn over. The only way I can get it to start, at that point, is to wait a while, or jumper the starter solenoid from the battery. I found that jumping schematic in another thread. I use to think it was only when the car was hot, but it has done it in the morning while im trying to leave for work. Anyone have any ideas or solutions? Thanks