Re: [Chrysler300] strange starting disorders

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John -

Yes, it sounds like a short in the switch. It's a relatively simple task to
swap out the switch with one that you know is good and retest it.

Good Luck,

Ron




> I may have asked this in the past, but if I did, I never got a magic
answer (maybe there isn't one).
> My 61 G has a strange starting problem (although it always starts!)

> When I turn the key to the start position, the motor begins cranking as it
should, but if I turn the key back to ON or OFF or ACC before the engine
starts, it will just keep cranking!!

> There have been a couple of rare times when there was no gas in the carbs
or the choke was stuck open and the car wouldn't start that the battery
would be in danger of wearing down, and I'd have to jump out of the car
(engine still cranking by itself), and pull one of the cables off the
battery to make it stop.

> I can immediately return the cable to the battery, and the cranking does
not begin again until I go back into the car and turn the key to START
again.

> When the car does start (if I haven't let it sit too long or forgotten to
lube the choke), there is never any run-on of the starter motor.  It simply
disengages the way a normal starter motor should.
> This is not an intermittent problem.  It is always this way.  I just need
to turn the key to start for a second, and I can release the key to the ON
position, and the car will keep cranking until it starts and then the
starter motor stops as normal.
> Any time I want I can turn the key to START, and then turn the key back to
OFF and remove it, but the starter motor will remain cranking.

> It's a very simple circuit, so what gives?
> I've rebuilt the starter motor and Solenoid and replaced the starter relay
with no change in behavior.
> The only thing I haven't done is change the ignition switch in the dash,
but I thought that if it was the problem, it would try and make the starter
continue to grind after the motor started, or the starter motor would begin
to crank again after putting the battery cable back on the battery.
> It is very interesting to be able to turn the key to START, get out of the
car and watch the engine fire up while standing next to the car and not
having to hold the key!  It's just not normal.
> Any suggestions?
> John



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