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| Pursang |
 May 4 2014, 07:33 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 19-January 13 From: Beaverton Member No.: 15,386 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I've heard about this problem before. You've been driving on a warm day and, at some inconvenient stop, the starter won't engage. Dead. Nothing. Nada. Battery is fine but no action from the solenoid. Bump start works and you get back to your home just fine. Next day the car starts as if nothing was wrong. People with more knowledge than I, and they are legion, tell me that this is a common problem with the teener. Thanks for that but I would like to know what the root cause problem is. My car has been run on hotter days for longer periods and this is the first time I've experienced this failure. Is it a wiring problem, a weak fuse, a tired old original part or what? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks.
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| malcolm2 |
May 5 2014, 08:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States 
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I have similar, but not exactly the same..... This is not really in a HOT situation, but I have noticed it since the very first day I tried to start the car.
I turn the key and sometimes I get nothing... I think I have not turned it far enough and put alittle more turn on it and nothing. Turn the key off, then FULL to the right and she fires right up. Has never left me stranded. I was thinking about replacing (what I'll call) the ignition switch. It is the white piece in the steering column that mates with the bottom of the key and the wires connect to the bottom of it. Without the key switch in the car it just takes a screw driver to turn it and start the car. So which is it for me? Ignition or Hot start relay? Hell for $25 I should do the hot start thingy. Clark |
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| Bob L. |
May 5 2014, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 7-August 11 From: Austin TX Member No.: 13,411 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(malcolm2 @ May 5 2014, 09:47 PM)  So which is it for me? Ignition or Hot start relay? Hell for $25 I should do the hot start thingy. Clark Could be both. I still have trouble with the electrical switch portion, which I replaced. There is a tang in the mechanical portion that engages the electrical portion of the ignition switch. Over time it gets twisted backward and wont turn the switch far enough. If I wiggle it, sometimes it will work. If it doesn't I use the push button I have installed. That always works. Even when hot. |
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Posts in this topic
Pursang Hot start May 4 2014, 07:33 PM
jim_hoyland There maybe more than one cause, my experience was... May 4 2014, 07:54 PM cpavlenko I had that problem, put new starter, no help. Then... May 4 2014, 08:55 PM Elliot Cannon If it happens again, lightly tap the starter solen... May 4 2014, 09:49 PM Mblizzard My experience has been that as the cars ages, ther... May 5 2014, 09:59 AM Dr Evil Nice diagram! :)
The current has to travel a... May 5 2014, 10:42 AM WLD419 Here's one thats all put together , nice clean... May 5 2014, 06:59 PM Bob L. I had that problem. I decided to take apart the so... May 5 2014, 08:13 PM
Justinp71 I replaced my ignition switch and the problem went... May 5 2014, 11:20 PM toolguy Adding a 'slave' relay is a good method to... May 6 2014, 12:37 PM r_towle :agree:
Typically if your ignition switch is OK.
... May 6 2014, 04:44 PM Pursang Thank you one and all for the advice. Good stuff i... May 7 2014, 12:28 AM Mark Henry :rolleyes:
Ford solenoid fix for 25+ years, neve... May 7 2014, 05:17 AM jaxdream :agree:
Jack May 7 2014, 09:47 AM WLD419 Personnelly I went this route , I mounted it unde... May 7 2014, 10:12 AM jsh My 1971 914 was not starting in the heat in 1972. ... Aug 21 2014, 09:19 PM
Pursang A follow-up to close the topic. I had the car serv... Aug 6 2015, 01:19 AM |
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