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The POSIV has been resting in the garage for a couple of weeks this morning I decided to break it free.
Turn the key and I get a click, do it again and I get an other click, third time you'll never guess yep another click..... ::Censor::
So I call it some choice names and try it one more time and she fires up like a champ!
WTF?? :confused:
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Sounds like 'Fish Monger Ignition Switch' issue.
lostlorin, is that the noise it made for you?
I'm not a huge fan of fish so I don't think my issue is the same. ;)
It sounded like a relay under the hood doing all the clickin.....
If you run out of clicks, let me know. I have some extras I can send you. ;-)
Sounds like a dead spot in the starter. I had a BMW that would do that, so I got really good at whacking the starter with a BFH to get it going. Mom also had a Maxima that did the something similar...
Canooter valve is stuck. I found that applying copious amounts of fish paste will help.
Yup. Louisville Slugger is the right tool for the job. It would be wrong to fix it.
Was it a left click or a right click?
Hmmm maybe but I didn't move the car at all before attempt #4 when it started.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
I'm not sure but the click was initiated with a clockwise rotation of the Ignition Key.Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
Bad starter solenoid? Weak battery? Poor ground on battery?
Did you check to see if there was a loose nut behind the wheel?
I hope it isn't the same problem that I have as I've been trying to figure it out for a long time now. So far I've tried disconnecting the clutch safety switch, cleaning the ignition switch, checking and cleaning all grounds, and installing a new battery & starter with no change. It is a know issue on the pointy board, but there is no sure fire fix. Hopefully yours is just a weak battery.
Hope it doesn't go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjTZLxekig
Sounds exactly the same, like a relay under the hood, but it was the solenoid. I regapped the solenoid and cleaned up the armature while I had the starter off. It has worked fine ever since. Including today when I started it up and then run the dragons tail.
Too much gentleman's juice in the ignition? Warned you about having "me time" in the garage...
you suck! 8))Quote:
Originally Posted by lostlorin
How old is the battery? After sitting for 2 weeks it could have been weak.
Cheater engine
Nah it really didn't act like a dying battery. Plus when it did start she sounded like herself no slow turn over or anything like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by motorollow
I should have known better than buying that engine..... ::Censor::Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark52
Since I know lostlorin was having these same issues with his car if it decides to do it again I'll pull the starter and check it out.
Or maybe it is time to sell the POSIV and start looking for the POSV. ;)
Pos a year or more ago I had visited with a gentlemen with the same problem because mine was/is still doing this . I have never been left stranded as it will finally crank
Anyway he had told me he had his at two different dealerships and each place had it for a couple of weeks and neither could find the problem
He did say and I had read an article about the same thing,that there is some sort of headlight safety switch that kicks in to keep the headlights from running the battery down and if it malfunctions then you get the click click
I have no idea if either statement is fact as I do not know the guy and I did not verify the article
The thought is that maybe it is not in the start circuit but something else that does not close and allow it to crank
I had this problem I did most of the same things Flyin96M did. Still seemed to be an irregular problem. My issues seems to have been some over-heated wires to the ignition switch due to a previously installed alarm. I ended up cutting to burnt wire out while removing all remnants of the alarm and then splicing in new wire. These were the thick high voltage wires to the ignition switch. They are a PITA to solder but haven't had any problems since.