"vicali" (vicali)
12/12/2016 at 12:31 • Filed to: None
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"vicali" (vicali)
12/12/2016 at 12:31 • Filed to: None | 0
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A week ago we had this;
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
This morning the Forester did it again with a brand new battery.
-15c, started in the driveway, warmed up for 5 minutes, drove 10 minutes to the school, sat for 5 minutes while my wife dropped the kiddos then;
Starter whirrs, engine doesn’t catch , no start..
This time I actually left work and headed up there to help - but she called and it had started after half a dozen tries..
We’ve driven it all week and it had no trouble, just in this situation.. now it has a brand new batt so that is not it..
jimz
> vicali
12/12/2016 at 12:36 |
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when you say the starter “whirrs,” is it actually engaging the flywheel and cranking the engine, which then doesn’t start?
Future next gen S2000 owner
> vicali
12/12/2016 at 12:43 |
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Needs a starter?
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vicali
> jimz
12/12/2016 at 12:51 |
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Correct -(as heard over the phone)- started winds up and engages, engine cranks, but no ignition..
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vicali
> Future next gen S2000 owner
12/12/2016 at 12:53 |
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No other symptoms of a bad starter though - Since Thursday when I put the new batt in I’ve probably started it 20 times - and before that as well - always first try, no hesitation, nothing out of the ordinary except for these ‘school starts’.
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jimz
> vicali
12/12/2016 at 12:59 |
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no “check engine” light? I wonder if the fuel pump (or whatever controls it ) is crapping out.
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vicali
> jimz
12/12/2016 at 13:06 |
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No cel, and no codes - I’ve got a SCII on it.
Original fuel pump - but no other running trouble. I’m wondering about injectors/ or plugs.. but once it is running it is good - like I was just out running errands (playing around) last night in the snow and it’s running really happy.
Mattbob
> vicali
12/12/2016 at 13:11 |
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Back in the olden days this is when you would hit the starter solenoid with a hammer. It probably needs a new starter/ or solenoid if you can replace just that.
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vicali
> Mattbob
12/12/2016 at 13:30 |
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I did the starter dance (rocked it!) for a few months with my 86 Toyota 4x4 when I was 20 and didn’t have the $$ for a starter..
I’m going to have to re-create it myself I think, My wife was just telling me it finally turned over like nothing was wrong and she was on her way..