RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 03:32 PM |
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help needed......starter motor
hi all, i cant get my locost started. when i turn the key there is just a clicking sound from the starter motor and wont turn. i have connected the
battery up to a car with the same result, i have also put the car in gear and pushed it tpo check if the engine has seased but the cam belt is moving
fine ( thank f**k). any ideas?????
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Lars
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 03:37 PM |
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probably easier to help if you give some more details such as engine and how you have wired it at the moment.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 03:38 PM |
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Have you tested the starter motor off the car at all?? There's generally two positive terminals - one for the main motor and one for the
solenoid. Connect an earth cable to a mounting bolt and then test the motor using the positive lead to the motor itself. Best to clamp the motor in a
vice but i've tested one by standing on it before (not ideal really)
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 03:42 PM |
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sorry, it a 1.8 zetec sliver top. its a brand new starter that i fitted about 6 months ago and it worked fine the last time i started it in August. it
fully wired ie ready for iva.. thanks
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 03:48 PM |
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Did you say you put the battery onto another car? or you took the battery from another car and tried it on the kit?
If the first, knackered battery. If the second, probably your missing the earth strap from the engine to body (i.e corrided terminal etc)
[Edited on 16/10/10 by Ben_Copeland]
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:03 PM |
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i have just taken the starter moter off the car and tested it with another car using some jumper cables. sometimes it runs sowly and other times
fast. any ideas?
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:10 PM |
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just to be clear. it spins fast 1 in every 10 times i connect the live
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:11 PM |
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just to be clear. it spins fast 1 in every 10 times i connect the live
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:13 PM |
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even that has now stopped and it wont spin fast at all. i think the starter is finished....what do you guys think???
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:18 PM |
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Possibly when you have tightened the +ive pole nut, the shaft has turned and pulled the internal cable out inside the motor, I had this happen once
with very similar symptoms.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:31 PM |
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right, i have just pulled the solenoid off the starter and tested the starter on it own and it spins fine. i then it back with no inprovement. so from
that i would now say it the solenoid that gone. ?
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Mark G
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:31 PM |
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sounds kaput to me.
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:54 PM |
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can i get a replacement solenoid or do i need the complete new starter? if i can get a new/used solenoid, where from?
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RMarine
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 04:59 PM |
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would the solenoid off any ford base starter work?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 05:29 PM |
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Take the solenoid apart - it has to be something daft.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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AndyGT
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| posted on 16/10/10 at 08:45 PM |
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I usually give it a spray of wd40. If that works, then lube it up with some normal engine oil and then wipe dry the excess.
nothing is impossible
everything is possible
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