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Relay - Starter Solenoid - CONCOURS CORRECT - 1967 Late+ - Repro ~ 1967 - 1971 Mercury Cougar

Item #: 13986

Cost: 2798

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Concours Starter Solenoid Relay for the 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 Mercury Cougar or Ford Mustang

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar
1969 Mercury Cougar
1970 Mercury Cougar
1971 Mercury Cougar

MSRP:$39.99

Price: $34.97

You Save: $5.02 (12.6%)

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Applications

1967 Mercury Cougar, 1968 Mercury Cougar, 1969 Mercury Cougar, 1970 Mercury Cougar, 1971 Mercury Cougar

Description

Concours appearance with black case and authentic Autolite markings. Disappointing functionality, often will fail in less than a year. We recommend buying the genuine Motorcraft version instead, or even one of the generic versions we also sell.

*NOTE* There are dozens of styles which were produced by several manufacturers. This unit represent the most common type and is marked C7AF-11450-A1 & "AUTOLITE".

When you see this icon on a product, it means it's a sub-par item that we don't recommend, due to our own experience in handling and using this item on our own cars. We have concluded that most customers will not be satisfied. That being said, there are no returns allowed on this part.

As seen [unfortunately] in our "Worst Products" video:

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other-shoe

Yeah, it's flawed in a couple of ways.

I bought this from another vendor before seeing the video on this page.
When you get it, it comes with a lot of instructions about how important it is to get a good ground. I think that is because of the known problem (described in the other review) of the relay getting stuck open. I just wired it up and had the continuous cranking, but it seemed to resolve with some sanding through paint and copper tape I use on old holes for ground points.
Still, I kept the old Autozone solenoid in the trunk. Good thing because today when I was adding a nut to snug the choke wire to one of the small poles, it snapped off the connection inside the solenoid. And like I say it was going for snug and using what I would have thought was appropriate force.
Bottom line is that you may be able to make this work if you do extra work and treat it like glass.

Reviewed in on 4/1/2023

Andrew

For display only... failure guaranteed

From an aesthetic standpoint, this piece looks great, with all the correct stampings and hardware and finish. Physically fits on the car just fine.
BUT... it will fail. Mechanically, this is junk. I hadn't even finished my restoration when mine failed. Just occasionally starting the car to move it in and out of the shop. One day, this relay stuck open, and the starter continued cranking after I turned the key off. I had to jump out of the car, run around to the front and disconnect the battery. Replaced it with a generic one and now all is well.
The only way I'd recommend this part is if you have a concours show car that you never start up and drive. Or if you're willing to switch it out when you go to car shows.

Reviewed Salem, OR in on 5/27/2016

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