[V8] starter fail

[Seamus O'Carey]

The starter in my pearl car does this frequently as well.  It seems like
there's a switch under the shift console that sometimes doesn't engage
properly, which allows the starter to spin, but not engage the ring gear.  I
usually try wiggling the shifter while at the same time hitting the brake
(when I hit the brake I can feel something mechanical move under the
shifter).  It usually solves the problem, though I'm not sure what it is I'm
doing.  It might just be fixing itself and my actions are only to make me
feel like I'm helping.

Seamus

On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> I needed some stuff to work on my won't-go-up RR window. I hop in the V8
> and ...
> almost nothing. Not even a click. I turn the key, the dash lights up, but
> no
> love from the start.
>
> In the past, sometimes I'd hit a dead spot (on the starter? on the
> flywheel?)
> and the starter would spin fast, but the engine wouldn't turn.  If I pushed
> the car in gear a bit, it seemed to get past the dead spot and start.
>
> But this time, no such luck. Thinking it might be a weak battery, I brought
> it
> into the house and charged it up, from 12.5V to 13.3V. I put the battery
> back in
> the car and -- no change. Lights light up, but no whir from the starter.
>
> Is my starter dead? The solenoid? Something else?
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>
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