IML: Starters

[Bob Schmitt <bsbrbank@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom -

There is a great step-by-step troubleshooting process on the website for 
the relay and starter (courtesy of Dick Benjamin).

This has been happening to my '66 over the last few months.  I first 
replaced the relay ($20) but then had a new NipponDenso starter put in 2 
days ago ($140) - very quiet and spins like crazy.

Bob

At 04:22 PM 8/31/2006, you wrote:
> I was out tooling around in my 60 Crown today running a few errands.  It was
> cool today, temp right around 70F.  The car ran perfectly throughout the day
> until the last stop.  I ran into the local WalMart to pick up some film I
> had developed and when I came out, she was dead.  The temp gauge never moved
> more than 1/3 of the way to hot the whole day.  I had stopped, parked and
> restarted the car 4 times within a span of about 20 minutes and had driven
> maybe 6 miles or so.  When I turned the key to start, nothing happened at
> all.  I ran through the pushbuttons figuring maybe the neutral switch was
> hung up or maybe the pushbuttons themselves.  Everything electrical worked
> at normal speed...windows, wipers, etc.  Dejectedly, I hoofed it on
> home...fortunately I was only a mile or so from home.  About an hour later I
> went back to the car, turned the key and she started right up.  The starter
> spun at normal revolutions.
> Anybody got a clue as to what might have happened?  I'm thinking either the
> starter or solenoid overheated but starting the car 4 times in a half hour
> or so shouldn't overheat them.




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