Starter problem

chargedmustang · July 17th, 2008, 11:27 PM

Hi every1, everytime i drive for a long period of time turn the car off 75% of the time it wont start. It will click but not turn over but if it sit for about 10mins with the hood up no problem. Any ideas? THX

nolife · July 18th, 2008, 12:47 AM

When you hear the click, do your headlights dim and does it sound like the starter might be trying to turn? If so, I would say the starter is failing.
When they get old, the windings start to go bad and they can require more power and provide less torque, when they are hot, it is much worse.
A weak battery has a harder time turning over a bad starter so it could actually be a combination of both. Clean your terminals and have your battery checked for free at AutoZone/Advance Auto or what ever you have up North. If that checks out good, get a starter. If it is bad, get a battery and if it is still harder to start when hot, go back and get a starter.

jrh_1980 · July 18th, 2008, 01:30 AM

are you running long tube headers? I have had this problem before. I used header wrap and a starter heat blanket and is seems to have fixed it.

Hunt_chevs · July 18th, 2008, 02:23 AM

clean your battery terminals,. if that doesnt work its a starter or alternator problem it sounds like

chargedmustang · July 19th, 2008, 12:13 AM

I had new alt and starter in the past year installed but I think the heat is a issue, Im running equal length headers and maybe causing the starter to get too hot. S

nolife · July 19th, 2008, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by chargedmustang

I had new alt and starter in the past year installed but I think the heat is a issue, Im running equal length headers and maybe causing the starter to get too hot. S

You can get a wrap style heat shield at just about any parts store. When you say you have equal length headers, do you mean shorties? No shorties should cause a heat issue unless your h-pipe is way out of whack.

ryans88gt · July 19th, 2008, 01:26 AM

new battery and starter cables will help. I have starter heat soak issues with long tubes. hitourque ministarters help too.

chargedmustang · July 19th, 2008, 01:33 AM

long headers i guess i have bbks are great, I will try new starter cables and see what happens. THXall

July 17th, 2008, 11:27 PM	#1
chargedmustang Newbie 1991 Mustang GT Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Victoria B.C Canada Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 reviews	Starter problem Hi every1, everytime i drive for a long period of time turn the car off 75% of the time it wont start. It will click but not turn over but if it sit for about 10mins with the hood up no problem. Any ideas? THX __________________ 1991 Mustang GT Cobra Paxton Supercharged

July 18th, 2008, 12:47 AM	#2
nolife Hardcore Enthusiast 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,878 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	When you hear the click, do your headlights dim and does it sound like the starter might be trying to turn? If so, I would say the starter is failing. When they get old, the windings start to go bad and they can require more power and provide less torque, when they are hot, it is much worse. A weak battery has a harder time turning over a bad starter so it could actually be a combination of both. Clean your terminals and have your battery checked for free at AutoZone/Advance Auto or what ever you have up North. If that checks out good, get a starter. If it is bad, get a battery and if it is still harder to start when hot, go back and get a starter. __________________

July 19th, 2008, 12:13 AM	#5
chargedmustang Newbie 1991 Mustang GT Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Victoria B.C Canada Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had new alt and starter in the past year installed but I think the heat is a issue, Im running equal length headers and maybe causing the starter to get too hot. S __________________ 1991 Mustang GT Cobra Paxton Supercharged

July 19th, 2008, 01:26 AM	#7
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,627 iTrader: 0 reviews	new battery and starter cables will help. I have starter heat soak issues with long tubes. hitourque ministarters help too. __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

July 19th, 2008, 01:33 AM	#8
chargedmustang Newbie 1991 Mustang GT Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Victoria B.C Canada Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 reviews	long headers i guess i have bbks are great, I will try new starter cables and see what happens. THXall __________________ 1991 Mustang GT Cobra Paxton Supercharged

July 18th, 2008, 01:30 AM	#3
jrh_1980 Regular 89 Mustang LX 7.90@90mph 8th Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Macomb, Illinois Posts: 151 iTrader: 1 reviews	are you running long tube headers? I have had this problem before. I used header wrap and a starter heat blanket and is seems to have fixed it.

July 18th, 2008, 02:23 AM	#4
Hunt_chevs Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Gt Not Slow Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SJ-CA, 50-ft elev. Posts: 1,658 iTrader: 1 reviews	clean your battery terminals,. if that doesnt work its a starter or alternator problem it sounds like

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