starter problem..

kingcobracustoms · July 20th, 2008, 04:22 PM

it just started doing this... sometimes the starter stays spinning after the engine cranks... any ideas? these have the solenoid on the starter correct?

fogged306 · July 20th, 2008, 05:07 PM

Could possibly be improperly shimmed and the bendix is just getting stuck.

I would get a test light on there and see if it is an electrical problem or a mechanical one. If you still see 12v out of the solenoid when it is sticking, then its an electrical problem somewhere down the starter circuit. If not, then its shimmed wrong or just a faulty starter.

JBIGBOOTSY · July 20th, 2008, 06:08 PM

Ha Ha he said bendix.

kingcobracustoms · July 20th, 2008, 06:24 PM

I'm hoping that's all it is... it's just wierd that it started doing it the same time I hooked up a custom push button starter switch...hmm... however the switch has a light in it to tell when the actual start circuit is complete (when the car is turning over it lights up) and it goes out as soon as you release the button so the button isn't sticking.

fogged306 · July 20th, 2008, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by kingcobracustoms

I'm hoping that's all it is... it's just wierd that it started doing it the same time I hooked up a custom push button starter switch...hmm... however the switch has a light in it to tell when the actual start circuit is complete (when the car is turning over it lights up) and it goes out as soon as you release the button so the button isn't sticking.

Could be a residual 12v still going into the circuit. The light circuit in the actual switch could definitely cause this. When i say residual 12v I mean something like 6v or so, could be 10v could be 5v. Not enough to actually turn the solenoid on, but enough to keep it on after it was triggered by the full 12v. Check the output of it with a multimeter and see what it does when it sticks. A relay should fix that, if that is the problem.

kingcobracustoms · July 20th, 2008, 07:49 PM

yea... I went through the original starter circuit in the car... I think I may just make a whole new circuit with a relay and be done with it.

July 20th, 2008, 04:22 PM	#1
kingcobracustoms Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 reviews	starter problem.. it just started doing this... sometimes the starter stays spinning after the engine cranks... any ideas? these have the solenoid on the starter correct?

July 20th, 2008, 05:07 PM	#2
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,666 iTrader: 1 reviews	Could possibly be improperly shimmed and the bendix is just getting stuck. I would get a test light on there and see if it is an electrical problem or a mechanical one. If you still see 12v out of the solenoid when it is sticking, then its an electrical problem somewhere down the starter circuit. If not, then its shimmed wrong or just a faulty starter. Last edited by fogged306; July 20th, 2008 at 05:10 PM.

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JBIGBOOTSY MM Fanatic 1990 LX hatch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hobart Indiana Posts: 4,392 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ha Ha he said bendix.

July 20th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#4
kingcobracustoms Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm hoping that's all it is... it's just wierd that it started doing it the same time I hooked up a custom push button starter switch...hmm... however the switch has a light in it to tell when the actual start circuit is complete (when the car is turning over it lights up) and it goes out as soon as you release the button so the button isn't sticking.

July 20th, 2008, 07:49 PM	#6
kingcobracustoms Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea... I went through the original starter circuit in the car... I think I may just make a whole new circuit with a relay and be done with it.

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