Starting issues

[Darren Calbero]

Well that took me a while.  I think I can finally declare victory over
my starter issues that have lasted for years.  About a week and a half
ago, I switched out the ignition switch located on the steering column.
The car has since been starting up like a champ.  Hot or cold, short
distances or long, the starter spun without hesitation.  In fact, I no
longer have to wait for my fuel pump to prime (which I thought was a
totally separate issue).
 
Thank you all for the suggestions back in April when I first asked this
question.


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From: Darren Calbero 
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:27 AM
To: se-r list
Subject: Starting issues


Hi all,
 
I've been having starting issues for a very long time now on my '91
SE-R.  In the past few months, after a decent amount of driving and a
hot engine, the car will occasionally not start.  You can hear the
solenoid click but that's about it.  If I wait for the engine to cool
down, meaning a few hours of waiting, the engine will start-up with no
problem.  The battery is less than a year old, the starter is a few
months old, and I just replaced both the negative and positive battery
wires.  Previous to the alternator change, I could start my car up even
when it's hot but occasionally I would have to turn the key a number of
times (hearing the solenoid clicking) before the starter kicked in.  I
also found during that time that if I had a portable jumper, I could
start it up easily.  I did add a grounding kit about 18 months ago to
help with my initial problem, but that really didn't solve it.
 
Any thoughts?
 
TIA,
DC
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