starter problems
i was leaving hospital earlier and the starter has started to play up, its not turning the engine its just clicking, it goes eventually, but as i have to use my g for delivery driving this weekend i need it to work, and tips, i know it had some troubles before i bought it, do i just need another mgic tap?
any help would be great.
Tom
Tcylnes,
By "magic tap" do you mean giving the starter motor or solinod a "tap", if so this would seem to indicate that your solinod is sticking ( the "click" is it attempting to move, or moving a little but not enough to bridge the contacts for the heavy starter motor current ) this tap being enough to free it -- in the short term only -- you should be able to strip the solinod down, clean it up, lubricate and reassemble, assuming the electrical contacts are not to badly burned away -- and the longer you leave it, the more they will burn --, low tech , just time consuming.
Marcus
I could really do with some untechnical step-by-step advice on the very same issue, as I think my G has the same starting problem. This cold weather isn't helping either and I do need to rely on the car. Can someone please talk me through exactly where I should look and what I should do.
Thanks,
:shock:
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