Dragonslayer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Los Angeles
OK, here's one that's got me stumped:
Occasionally (about 1 in 6 times), when I start the engine,
the starter will grind gears for a split-second AFTER the
engine fires up and the ignition key is released.
It sounds like: rrr...rrr...rrr...vv-vroom...GRRINNGGG!
I suspected that the starter sliding gear was being sluggish
to retract after the solenoid is de-energized so I pulled the
starter and cleaned and lubed the planet gears and the
sliding gear splines and solenoid fork.
No change.
Then, I swapped the starter for a new (rebuilt) unit from
Kragen.
No change.
Now I'm thinking that, maybe, somehow, a jolt of electrical
current is being sent to the solenoid after the key is released.
Can (maybe) a loose ignition switch contact do this?
Is there (maybe) a dodgy power relay between the ignition
switch and the starter solenoid?
Has anyone else experienced this - or am I just so lucky?
Thanks all, in advance.
Occasionally (about 1 in 6 times), when I start the engine,
the starter will grind gears for a split-second AFTER the
engine fires up and the ignition key is released.
It sounds like: rrr...rrr...rrr...vv-vroom...GRRINNGGG!
I suspected that the starter sliding gear was being sluggish
to retract after the solenoid is de-energized so I pulled the
starter and cleaned and lubed the planet gears and the
sliding gear splines and solenoid fork.
No change.
Then, I swapped the starter for a new (rebuilt) unit from
Kragen.
No change.
Now I'm thinking that, maybe, somehow, a jolt of electrical
current is being sent to the solenoid after the key is released.
Can (maybe) a loose ignition switch contact do this?
Is there (maybe) a dodgy power relay between the ignition
switch and the starter solenoid?
Has anyone else experienced this - or am I just so lucky?
Thanks all, in advance.