Problems hot starting

[mel]

Has anyone else ever come across a problem where after a hard run for a fair time (say a couple of hundred motorway speed miles) if they switch off but then try to restart bugger all happens no click no nothing. If I then leave the car for half an hour or pop the bonnet to let it cool quicker every thing is back to normal and tickerdy boo.

Initial suspicions are that my starter motor is on its way out and has been "cooked" by the under bonnet temps!

[simon.b]

I’ve not had this happen myself, but yes this does appear to be a common problem with the starter motor. Once you’ve got a new starter fitted it may be worth your while also fitting a heat shield.

Cheers,

Simon.

[julianhj]

Had that one!

Unfortunately the starter motor is on the way out. I left it too long before getting it sorted and managed to kill a battery in the process.

Well worth getting it replaced ASAP.

[Big Al.]

Sounds like a classic hot start problem,
See www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=33199&f=8&h=0&hw=hot+start
Or do a search using hot, you'll find loads and loads.

[tvrjohn]

Exactly what happened to mine,
Got the starter reconditioned for £50 locally
Been just dandy since, did take the precaution of fitting heat shield when starter was refitted.

[xain]

Just check and clean the small connector to the starter before you write it off. I did this on mine and the problem (which was getting *really* bad) went away and hasn't come back.

It'll only take you 60 secs, and could save you a wedge.

[Toffer]

It is not just starter motors that cook under the bonnet...I suggest that after a hot run it pays to open the bonnet and let the engine run until the fans switch off then turn the ignition off and leave the bonnet open until everything is cool.

I have seen "Simpo One" suggest the same procedure completely independantly of the "Toffer" and I smiled when I read that he did the same as me...either we are both old farts or we are doing something right?

[shpub]

It is a good way to flatten the battery. Leaving the ignition on can damage the ignition components according to some. The water is not circulating so that all that happens is the rad gets cold while the engine stays hot. This creates quite a thermal mismatch which is not good by some accounts.

[Toffer]

No sorry Steve ...you leave the engine running with the fans on and bonnet open. Once the fans turn off, you turn the ignition off and leave the bonnet open until everything cools down.

From my experience it can irritate the neighbours as the fans tend to be a bit noisy!

[Ballistic Banana]

Yep happened to me a few of months after purchasing the Banana got caught out on my mayes wedding day, me and another usher went in the Griffith to pick up a load of bouquets of flowers and it wouldnt start.WE looked a couple of prize loonies as we sat there waiting for it to cool down with flowers all around us chatting away.
Change it and dont forget to add the Heat shield stuff. after checking connections en all first

BB