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Old 06-24-2003, 03:49 PM
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Default What makes a starter just go clunk?

Damn Formula is doing its best to stay out of the heat, bypassed the stupid Passkey system so I think my intermitant no crank problem is fixed but after trying to start it once and running the batt down it now only makes a clunk sound when I try to start it after batt recharge? Just glad it died after I got the vette going.

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Old 06-24-2003, 04:34 PM
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Default Re: What makes a starter just go clunk? (Fevre)

Damn Formula is doing its best to stay out of the heat, bypassed the stupid Passkey system so I think my intermitant no crank problem is fixed but after trying to start it once and running the batt down it now only makes a clunk sound when I try to start it after batt recharge? Just glad it died after I got the vette going.

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Possibilities:
Corrosion on the battery cable connections.
Bad solenoid (i.e. the copper disc has arced too many times and no longer makes contact).
Battery could be toast - need a load tester to determine (yes, it can appear to take a full charge and be junk).
Starter motor could be toast (if you heated it up too much when trying to start it before, you could have melted the solder inside).
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All are def possiblities except the corrosion. Good excuse to buy a new mini starter.

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The old :smash: with a hammer trick worked! First time I ever tried it. Now to figure out why no spark. :mad

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