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I know I posted about this before and got some good input...but can't find the original post...
Was having problems with my starter...had to get out and whack it a few times...after this got boring (and dangerous) I decided to get a replacment...
After pricing new ones in the range of $175 - $420 (not installed) I decided to try my luck at a used one from the wreckers...
Got the starter but had to wait to find someone to put it in because they used a 12mm bolt and I just couldn't get the leverage on the head to remove it (no lift)...so I had it put in and it worked like a charm...for three days...then it started doing the exact same thing...turn the key and nothing happens...give it a few whacks and it works...
Well, this didn't seem right so I checked the power on the inside of the vehicle and everything worked fine, even the alarm shutoff was checked...so I went out under the hood searching...couldn't find anything unusual after removing and cleaning contacts and checking for bare wires...I suspected a short somewhere or a loose wire...nothing...
Got to the school parking lot (after having problems starting) and when I left the school to head home...no start...nothing...I banged out a pretty good drum solo on the thing and it would not go...but I noticed something different...the starter would click and I didn't hear that before so I thought I finally killed the used one...
While feeling around the starter solenoid (which is attached to the starter on these vehicles) I found that the ground connector for the main motor was loose...and in a very difficult spot to try to tighten...but I managed to get my mini-adjustable on it and cranked it tight...
Presto~!
Starter works like a champ now...the problem was that when I got the used one, I loosened the nut for the ground myself and cleaned the contact, but forgot to tighten it properly...so when the guy put it in and it worked properly I never even thought about it...my fault...
Sorry for the long post...but I've said this so many times...IT IS ALWAYS (almost) SOMETHING SIMPLE...
Was having problems with my starter...had to get out and whack it a few times...after this got boring (and dangerous) I decided to get a replacment...
After pricing new ones in the range of $175 - $420 (not installed) I decided to try my luck at a used one from the wreckers...
Got the starter but had to wait to find someone to put it in because they used a 12mm bolt and I just couldn't get the leverage on the head to remove it (no lift)...so I had it put in and it worked like a charm...for three days...then it started doing the exact same thing...turn the key and nothing happens...give it a few whacks and it works...
Well, this didn't seem right so I checked the power on the inside of the vehicle and everything worked fine, even the alarm shutoff was checked...so I went out under the hood searching...couldn't find anything unusual after removing and cleaning contacts and checking for bare wires...I suspected a short somewhere or a loose wire...nothing...
Got to the school parking lot (after having problems starting) and when I left the school to head home...no start...nothing...I banged out a pretty good drum solo on the thing and it would not go...but I noticed something different...the starter would click and I didn't hear that before so I thought I finally killed the used one...
While feeling around the starter solenoid (which is attached to the starter on these vehicles) I found that the ground connector for the main motor was loose...and in a very difficult spot to try to tighten...but I managed to get my mini-adjustable on it and cranked it tight...
Presto~!
Starter works like a champ now...the problem was that when I got the used one, I loosened the nut for the ground myself and cleaned the contact, but forgot to tighten it properly...so when the guy put it in and it worked properly I never even thought about it...my fault...
Sorry for the long post...but I've said this so many times...IT IS ALWAYS (almost) SOMETHING SIMPLE...
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