[Shotimes] Clarification on: SHO cranking but not starting
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Wed, 3 Mar 2004 13:27:04 -0500
Well, if I recall from the original message correctly, he already
changed the starter and has the same problem.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/03/2004 12:43:36 PM:
> On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:40:53 -0500, Koper Jim wrote:
>
> >To clarify, the engine turns over slowly but does not catch. The
starter has
> >that high 'whir' sound--it does not seem to engage the flywheel at
all.
>
> It is either turning the engine or not. If it turns it, but doesn't
sound right, it
> is most likely a starter (mechanical) or cable (electrical) problem.
(This makes
> the assumption that there is nothing wrong with your engine....I don't
think there
> is, but something COULD possibly have happened inside.) I had a car
that had the
> starter come apart inside itself...no visual clues....it would crank the
engine very
> slowly and unevenly, and sounded terrible. I thought the engine had
partially
> dropped a valve or had some other internal blockage....it turned out
another starter
> fixed it.
>
> (That was the engine that prompted the list discussion about cranking
one over using
> the alternator nut.)
>
> >portion of the flywheel I could see with the starter removed was not
missing
> >any teeth, so wouldn't the (new) starter engage OK? If the starter is
good
> >but the flywheel bad, would the engine even turn at all? That's why I
wonder
> >if maybe the DIS or coil are bad. I gotta remember to check if the fuel
pump
> >is priming at KOEO.
>
> The engine has to crank at least 200 rpm to start. All the engine
systems can be
> good, but it won't start at less than the proper cranking speed.
>
> George
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