generally thats the symtem of what we call here the "automat".which is actually the solinoid which sits on the top of the starter and is connected by one larger wire to the main body and yet a secound smaller wire is connected to it with a shovel connecter from where it goes to another remote solinoid and from there to your switch.inside this thingy is a electro magnet with contacts.when the key is turned the electro magnet is energized a spring engages the starter gear to the flywheel ring.these contacts corrode after a while and thats one fault that causes that symtem.after all these words i've written it all comes down to rebuild your starter.
--- On Wed, 1/6/10, Paul G.A. Garossino <[email protected]> wrote: From: Paul G.A. Garossino <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] Re: starter oddity To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 1:03 PM Hi Stevan, I also have a 73 Berlina with the same starter set up as you and have the exact same starter oddity. So far it has always eventually started, but sometimes does take a few turns of the key with nothing but a click. Next time I go out to the shop [likely this weekend] I was going to start cleaning everything in the electrical path between the ignition and the starter and see if that had any effect. I'll let you know what happens. Paul Garossino 73 Berlina 74 GTV 84 GTV-6 86 Spider Grad 84 GTS QV > > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:31:30 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [alfa] Starter oddity > > I have the older giant starter (with brace kit now) that takes the non-stock ring gear for my year. Recently, when turning the key to start, the first one or two times there is nothing but a solenoid click. By the 3rd or 4th time, it usually starts as normal. Sometimes, it's completely normal. > What's my troubleshooting repair path on this one? I have a spare starter I can have rebuilt. > Stevan Thomas > 73 Berlina -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
