Starter Problems
10-22-2008, 05:50 PM
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Starter Problems
I have an 85 GT. It has a push button starter and the problem is that when I bought the car the starter would continually turn even after starting. I solved this by wiring the button straight into the starter solenoid. After months of no problems it started to continually turn again. So I tested the button, solenoid, and grounding. They are all good but power keeps going through the solenoid. I replaced it, and it worked to about three weeks of no problems I went to start it and I heard a funny noise and it stopped trying to turn over, I checked it out and the solenoid was completely melted! I had to yank the cable of the battery to stop power going to it. So with a new solenoid I can diconnect the button, so just battery and stater are hooked up and it still tries to turn over. Could it be the starter? Really its the only thing that I can think of it being. I had two people at Checkers telling me that there was no way that it could be the starter. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Wayne
10-22-2008, 06:59 PM
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D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
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Location: West Virginia
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who cares what those wanna be backyard parts replacers at checkers say!!! they are clueless......first thing I 'd do is make sure you don's have any bad connections or high resistance in any cables, after that you can do a current draw test on the starter to see how many amps it draws
01-04-2009, 08:21 PM
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ok haven't messed with it for a while cause Im a Marine and I've had a lot of work come up. I bought a new starter and put it in. when I tried it the same thing happened. Weirdest thing though is that even without the key in I can hook the battery up and as soon as I do the starter starts to kick. idont know, I thought maybe a wire that is always hot is touching something but I can't find anything. sooo lost. I might actually have to take it somewhere. That will be the first time I've ever had to give my car to someone to fix it, truly frustrating.
01-04-2009, 09:29 PM
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ok haven't messed with it for a while cause Im a Marine and I've had a lot of work come up. I bought a new starter and put it in. when I tried it the same thing happened. Weirdest thing though is that even without the key in I can hook the battery up and as soon as I do the starter starts to kick. idont know, I thought maybe a wire that is always hot is touching something but I can't find anything. sooo lost. I might actually have to take it somewhere. That will be the first time I've ever had to give my car to someone to fix it, truly frustrating.
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