'90 80q no start

[alan page]

Kneale,

That sounds like it! Does the ignition switch activate a relay that sends the
starting current to the starter? Could one of the connections be corroded?
After I check those connections, how easy is it to remove, disassemble, and
lube the starter?

Thanks,
Alan

Kneale Brownson wrote:

> Your starter is turning without engaging the teeth on the flywheel (the
> means by which it turns the engine over).  More than likely the starter is
> corroded and/or dry of lubrication internally so that the solenoid cannot
> advance the gear.  So the gear spins (the whirring sound) but does not move
> ahead to contact the flywheel.
>
> At 08:39 PM 10/01/2000 -0400, alan page wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I've got a weird problem with my '90 80q. It's been sitting for about a
> >month, and now when I try to start it, I only get an electric motor
> >sound; I'm assuming it's the starter. I jumped the car to make sure the
> >battery had enough juice to turn the engine over sufficiently. It almost
> >sounds like the starter is not connected to the engine-no engine noise
> >at all. Does the starter turn the crankshaft? How does it connect to the
> >engine? Anything simple I should check on?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Alan Page
> >Sandy Hook, CT USA
> >
> >'94 S4
> >'90 80q
> >
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