You know, I get the dreaded starter "click" way more often than I should. It
strongly discourages me from using the Spit as a daily driver. SOmething so
somple goes kaput and it pisses me off.
Usually I just turn the connector on the battery terminal a bit, and it then
proceeds to start. Usually i
Also chewed teeth on the starter drive gear can lock onto the flywheel
preventing the starter from turning. The short term fix is to rock the car
in 4th gear and the teeth will pop free and you can give it another go. The
long term fix is to replace the starter (or at least the drive gear).
Best!
Well, thank you, everyone! I went out to mess with the car and came back to a
mailbox full of answers!
So I need a cable or a starter or probably both. I have a couple around here
so I guess I'll break one open and also carry a spare (and a hammer, I mean,
starter adjustment device) in the car.
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you write:
>
>I drove to store, parked, and when I came back out, all I got from the
>starter was a click. Connections were all tight. Replacing the battery with a
>new
>one made no difference. Finally, I got a couple of volunteers to push me for a
>
>jump start. D
At 12:12 PM 9/4/2004 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I drove to store, parked, and when I came back out, all I got from the
>starter was a click. Connections were all tight. Replacing the battery
>with a new one made no difference. Finally, I got a couple of volunteers
>to push me for a jump sta
Tom,
Usually a click is down to not enough current - check the cable going
from the battery to the solenoid - it may look ok - but I've had one go
before with no visible or diagnosable reason.
James
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After a mere five years of jackstand fun, our Spitfire is finally, not
Subject: St. Theresa
Okay, I picked people who I thought would DO this. I hope
I chose the right ones. Please send this back to me. In case anyone is
interested, Saint Theresa is known as the Saint of the Little Ways.
Meaning she believed in doing the little things in life well and with
great love
After a mere five years of jackstand fun, our Spitfire is finally, not only
running, but legal, having passed both Safety and Emissions. So I've been doing
a series of shakedown runs, further and further from home, to see if this car
is ready to send off to college with my son next year. All was
Guys
What would cause an engine to continue running for a few seconds after the
ignition has been turned off?
Ta
Martin
'63 Spit4
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