Help!! Starter problem.

DRASTiK · 04-07-2002, 11:11 AM

Well, I'm in a predicament. I'm in Arizona, and I have to be back in Cali for work tomorrow.

The problem is that my starter would not start the car when it was hot, and my wife told me to just go ahead and get the hi torque one. Well, now I'm kinda stuck because it's all installed and wired up, but it doesn't engauge the flywheel. If I turn the key, I hear it spinning, but it doesn't touch the flywheel at all, so it's just sitting there "whirring" at nothing. Does this sound like they sold me a crappy starter, or did I wire it wrong? I took the one wire that was previously going to my stock starter, and moved it from the switched side of the fender solenoid, to the battery side of it. The bottom end of it is connected to the starter solenoid. Then Using a 12- gauge wire, I connected the switched terminal to the starter solenoid. There is a blade type connection on the starter solenoid. Am I supposed to be using that for something? Please let me know what you think.
Dave

DRASTiK · 04-07-2002, 02:14 PM

Okay, I figured it out. I went and had the starter tested and it was fine. I had to move the wire from the switched side of the fender solenoid to the tab on the starter instead of the lower post. There is no wire connected to the lower post on the starter. It's working like a champ. Basically I'm just writing this for future references when someone searches for an answer.

Dave

Mr 5 0 · 04-07-2002, 03:51 PM

DRASTIK:

Glad to see that you solved your own problem. Nice goin' and thanks for the shared information regarding the Hi-Torque starter wiring.

This is what Mustang Works is all about.

04-07-2002, 11:11 AM	#1
DRASTiK Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 536	Help!! Starter problem. Well, I'm in a predicament. I'm in Arizona, and I have to be back in Cali for work tomorrow. The problem is that my starter would not start the car when it was hot, and my wife told me to just go ahead and get the hi torque one. Well, now I'm kinda stuck because it's all installed and wired up, but it doesn't engauge the flywheel. If I turn the key, I hear it spinning, but it doesn't touch the flywheel at all, so it's just sitting there "whirring" at nothing. Does this sound like they sold me a crappy starter, or did I wire it wrong? I took the one wire that was previously going to my stock starter, and moved it from the switched side of the fender solenoid, to the battery side of it. The bottom end of it is connected to the starter solenoid. Then Using a 12- gauge wire, I connected the switched terminal to the starter solenoid. There is a blade type connection on the starter solenoid. Am I supposed to be using that for something? Please let me know what you think. Dave __________________ Dave 88 GT - 13.4@106 on street tires (2.2 60ft) My Stang RHC member #75 My stang is FOR SALE!! Last edited by DRASTiK; 04-07-2002 at 02:16 PM..

04-07-2002, 02:14 PM	#2
DRASTiK Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 536	Okay, I figured it out. I went and had the starter tested and it was fine. I had to move the wire from the switched side of the fender solenoid to the tab on the starter instead of the lower post. There is no wire connected to the lower post on the starter. It's working like a champ. Basically I'm just writing this for future references when someone searches for an answer. Dave Last edited by DRASTiK; 04-08-2002 at 09:50 AM..

04-07-2002, 03:51 PM	#3
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Hi Torque starter wiring clues DRASTIK: Glad to see that you solved your own problem. Nice goin' and thanks for the shared information regarding the Hi-Torque starter wiring. This is what Mustang Works is all about.

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