[V8] no start

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

If I follow your description correctly, it sounds like a bad solenoid.
When you turn the key to start, does the starter solenoid engage (loud click),
and stay engaged? That would be a very positive indicator of bad contacts in the
solenoid. If it chatters then that indicates more of a battery or cable or
connection problem - but that does not seem to be the case for you.

I don't know what the options are for rebuilds - but if it were me I would tear
down the starter and if it is in rebuildable shape, I would replace the drive
gear, brushes, solenoid, and anything else possible like bearings.
Or just get a rebuilt unit, but I usually would rather rebuild my own just
because I know what I am starting with and can control the quality of the job.

Dave


Quoting Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>:

> I followed Bently procedures.  It says at least 8 volts at the red
> wire and at the one to the starter.  I got more than 8 at both except
> the one that goes to the starter fell off right away.
>
> On 1/4/07, dsaad at icehouse.net <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
> >
> > Did you see the 8 volts on the solenoid wire (small one) while cranking?
> > That sounds a little low. You either have a bad battery or cable I would
> guess.
> >
> > The next description of flaky voltage at the main post also says
> cable/battery -
> > unless you are measuring at the wire that goes into the motor. In other
> words,
> > past the switch which is inside the solenoid. If you are measuring past
> the
> > solenoid, you are probably looking at a bad solenoid. Someone just posted
> about
> > having burned contacts - and this is the exact symptom.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Quoting Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>:
> >
> > > Got the car up and removed the belly pan last night.  No apparent
> > > interference by snow/ice.  The connections and wires look solid and
> > > basically clean.
> > >
> > > I could see a slight twitch of the starter/solenoid when my helper
> > > tried to start it so something's trying to happen there, just not sure
> > > what.
> > >
> > > I checked voltage at the starter trigger wire, 8+ volts.  Then at the
> > > post on the solenoid that supplies the starter with voltage.  That was
> > > flakey... with the key held in the start position, the voltage would
> > > initially show 8+ volts then fluctuate, then drop to nothing.  Not
> > > sure if that's normal or if it matters.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I plan to pull the starter tonight.  Bentley says to come from
> > > behind for the top bolt with an extension and a flex.  Nobody who's
> > > done the starter has lamented at how difficult it is, so I'll assume
> > > the flex/extension step is not overly difficult/frustrating.
> > >
> > > Ed
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