Re: starter problems again

[Frank <fca@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 22:53:29 -0800
> From: "Paul Irvine" <pi@domain.elided>
> Subject: starter problems again
>
> I've got a new one. The Alfetta has failed to start several times now over
> the past 6 months. It only happens after the car has been running for some
> time (an hour or so). It seems to happen on the warmer days. Turning the key
> results in nothing - I mean nothing. The power is on, fuel pump is running
> etc. When I go to start there is no click, no crank, no dimming of idiot
> lights...nothing. So far each time I've been able to either roll out of a
> parking spot or get the thing rolling by pushing it from the drivers door,
> hopping in and popping the clutch. Later, after it has sat for awhile and
> cooled down, the starter works normal again. Never had any trouble starting
> it from cold.
>
> Every time it has happened I was on my way to work or someplace so I haven't
> been able to do any troubleshooting and when at home there is no problem so
> I obviously can't troubleshoot for something that, at the time, doesn't
> exist. I might take it for a drive on my day off sometime and see if I can
> get it to happen when I bring it back home but with the weather cooling off
> it may not happen again until next year.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> **************************

Paul, your description of your problem matches the one I had on my GTV exactly.  It would start fine in the
morning when cold, but nothing happens if I should try to restart after a short drive or when the temperature
comes up.  Your starter is about to pack up for good.  I was able to temporarily encourage a few more starts
from mine before it died completely by tapping on it with a spanner.  Then I got it rebuilt in a day for $70,
solenoid rebuild included.

Let me know if you want the name, address & phone number of the shop that did the rebuild here in Cape Cod.
I did post that about 5 digests ago.

- -Frank

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