Thread: Flakey Starter AGAIN!
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05-05-2007 03:59 AM #1
Flakey Starter AGAIN!
Chevy Suburban. Got a starter problem. Go to start the vehicle. Works fine. However on any start of the day you may get a "bad start". There is no click - no nothing!
I started out thinking it was the ignition switch.
By passed it. Things seemed to work fine for a few days then again, no start. Thought it was the old bypass switch I was using. Replaced it with a new one. Right away it didn't work.
You can sit there for two or three minutes and then "it just works". I had this exact same probablem two starters ago. I replaced the starter with a factory re-man and it went away. But now 5-7 years later its back again.
I am jumping directly to the wire from the starter - to the battery plus terminal and about 70% percent of the time the starter operates as expected. The other 30% of the time nothing.. For up to 3 minutes of dinkin around then bingo.
So what is causing this? No doubt something in the starter solenoid but I can't imagine what since there are no "contacts" in the solenoid as relates to operating the plunger. (unlike the main contacts that operate once the solenoid/plunger does).
Anyone else seen this or gotten to the bottom of it?
Thanks!
I saw last night on fb about John. The world sure lost a great one. I'm going to miss his humor, advice, and perspective from another portion of the world. Rest in Peace Johnboy.
John Norton aka johnboy