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Starter issues when car is warm 200 1986

posted by  B.C. on  Sat Mar 31 05:34 CST 2007
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Hi PLT -

The rain is over, at least in Cypress, so this is to ruin your Saturday, LOL

Turn the Key and no sound from the starter. Voltage does drop to 11 or so volts and the lights go out until the key is released.

OK, voltage drop and no starter sound, so what's drawing the battery down? The sound is made when the solenoid is actuated and pulls the starter drive gear into the ring gear. If that sound is missing, but the voltage drops, it has to be the solenoid drawing the current. Energized but unable to move the armature.

Why could that happen? I would suspect that whatever lubrication the factory put in there has turned to semi-hardened glop (technical term). To me the idea of getting a JY starter%solenoid is a good idea. It can be re-habbed on your bench by removing the solenoid and cleaning all the linkages. Put into use and then do the other one.

Labor-intensive, but way less than buying a replacement of unknown virtue.


Good Luck,

Bob

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