fishachuck
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 03:43 PM |
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Help...!! starter trouble
Hi Chaps
Just on with my Zetec conversion, got the starter (lms 009) fitted tried it and only got clicking, so cleaned all connections re-did
earth cable, still only got clicking, so out with the starter tried it on the bench and works fine... so put it back on the car wired it all up still
just clicking...  have i missed something simple here this is driving me mad....!!
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Pete
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Twin40
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 03:53 PM |
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I'll start with the obvious one....flat battery?
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whitestu
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 03:54 PM |
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Mine's a bit iffy in that whan the car is warm it will often not engage for a couple of goes. It was suggested to me that the alignment might be
slightly out though I've never tried to fix it.
Maybe try loosening the bolts a touch and try it then?
Stu
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Norfolkluegojnr
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 03:58 PM |
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is it just a click, or is trying more than once on the key?
does sound like an earth issue if the battery is in good nick. 
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loggyboy
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 04:01 PM |
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As above, ensure your engine earth strap is good, and the battery to chassis earth is equally so.
Mistral Motorsport
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 04:16 PM |
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Earth strap would be my first port of call
battery -> chassis & chassis to engine/gearbox.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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fishachuck
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 05:53 PM |
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Took the starter off again to try it and guess what it only clicked, well the starter came out but didn't spin, kept on trying it
and eventually it spun then it didn't again,,, so looks like with it sticking so much its gonna after be a new starter.?
thanks for all your quick replies chaps
Pete
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Bare
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 08:23 PM |
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You might consider disassembling the poor thing and cleaning /lubing it?
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pewe
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 08:28 PM |
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Had a stater on mine which did that - turned out half the windings were FUBAR which accounted why sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn't.
Is there no local Dynamo/Starter rebuild company who can test it for you?
Other than that if you can turn it manually around a few different points then re-try connecting it up it might confirm if that's the case.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe10 
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austin man
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 08:40 PM |
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is it a silvertop Zetec if so have you modified the sump to allow the starter to sit correctly if the mod isnt done the starter sits at an angle
causing stress on it thefore it take to much power to turn the starter
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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perksy
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 08:52 PM |
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Has similar on my old silvertop zetec westy, Stripped the starter and cleaned it all up and lubed where req'd and it worked fine after that.
Doesn't sound like you've got much to loose, so it's gotta be worth a try ?
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