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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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Pursang |
Aug 6 2015, 01:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 19-January 13 From: Beaverton Member No.: 15,386 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
A follow-up to close the topic. I had the car serviced in June. Yes, I had it done by a shop. At my age it is getting difficult to do the necessary contortions and I never was much of a mechanic. The start problem had mysteriously gone away. Intermittent problems are the worst kind and when this one occurred again in July it was back to the shop. It turned out to be a simple fix; the solenoid was bad. So I am back on the road again. My thanks to all of you who offered various diagnoses.
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