Starter problems

[bjarkes]

Dear friends merry Christmas

The chim is not much out of the garage these days, but today it came out and there is a small problem.
Key turned and pump is priming the starter just clic and once more a clic and then it seems like the power slowly flows into the starter and it starts just fine. Is it a earth problem, where is the earth point for the starter?

Edited by bjarkes on Monday 13th December 15:26

[Aussie John]

Could be the solenoid starting to play up.

[taylormj4]

bjarkes said:

Dear friends merry Christmas

The chim is not much out of the garage these days, but today it came out and there is a small problem.
Key turned and pump is priming the starter just clic and once more a clic and then it seems like the power slowly flows into the starter and it starts just fine. Is it a earth problem, where is the earth point for the starter?

Edited by bjarkes on Monday 13th December 15:26

Do you mean the starter turns slowly to start with and then accelerates or there is just a delay in it getting going after the click ?
The click is the solenoid trying to throw the main contacts together that allow current to flow to the starter motor.
Matt

[spend]

The infamous hot cold start problem

Try when its not so cold, the solenoid mechanism might just be jamming due to cold tolerances much like the hot start problem?

[bjarkes]

It sounds like its a solenoid problem, and yes it happens more when its cold, so the starter needs attention?

[Ribol]

Sorry to be low tech here but might it just be a flat/low battery?

[bjarkes]

No no the batteri is fine and when the starter kicks in there is plenty og juice

[kirknisbet]

take stater out check all terminals make sure no corrosion grease up soloniod