Starter clicking?
06-15-2006, 04:57 AM
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Starter clicking?
'93 90Q - When I try to start her up, I get a few slow revolutions, then clicking from a relay under the dash and the starter. Search has revealed it's probably a bad starter, but can anyone offer any other gems of knowledge, ignition switch, solenoid, battery? Thanks, Cody
06-15-2006, 05:10 AM
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I had the same problem a few months ago, it turned out to be nothing more then a dead battery...
I replaced it with an Optima Redtop and it's never troubled me since. What was happening was, the starter would turn a few revolutions, by then it had drained the battery of the power it required to activate the solenoid, so the solenoid just continued to click without fully engaging.
06-15-2006, 07:36 AM
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Thanks for the responses! BTW does anyone know where the starter ground runs to?
Seems a bad ground might cause this as well. Looks like i'll be cleaning battery terminals and checking voltage first though. It's been ~100 degrees for several days here in Denver. Can car batteries overheat?
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