hj45 starting issues.

[bad_religion_au]

help me track this bugger down,

every say 3 weeks, trying to start the 45, the glowplugs heat, the lights work, but if you turn the key, the starter doesn't spin... roll start it, it'll start fine for a couple more weeks.

i'm figuring something wiring somewhere, any suggestions?

 

[65swb45]

Starter solenoid? I have an HJ45, and every once in a while all I get is a click. Mind you, it is a really loud relay click, so I'm not sure if it's the solenoid or a relay in the cab. Luckily, it's never failed me, because I don't park it facing downhill, and with the trayback, it's not going ANYWHERE fast!

 

[bad_religion_au]

not sure if it has a relay click, gotta ask mum (she;s driving it for a while, as her car is buggered)... it's never done it to me.

 

[bad_religion_au]

there is a relay click...

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Sounds like your brushes in the starter are shot, could be a cheap fix.

 

[bad_religion_au]

i'd agree that something was shot, if it did it more than once in 3 months... intermittant problems are so hard to track down... might start checking wires from relay to starter, then starter.... when i get home

 

[beanz2]

My 2H used to do the same thing when the battery was low on juice. Try giving her a jump and see if she'll start...

Dave

 

[bad_religion_au]

nope, no start at all with a jump start either, and the battery is in good nick...

 

[65swb45]

Which brings us back to the solenoid and or relay theory.

 

[s79bj40]

generally the solenoid contacts. For some reason they used small blocks that dont have such a big surface area to the round steel plate that contacts them. New contacts are super cheap from heaps of places and fitting them is a breeze after you have the starter off.

I had the ol B to a 1 in 20 start to click ratio before i bothered changing. People in carparks would come up to me to tell me i had a flat battery, i got so sick of that i had to change the contacts.

sam

 

[bad_religion_au]

hey sam what happened to the rovers in your sig line?

 

[s79bj40]

still there in the shed, but dont use them except when both cruisers are busted. did you get the starter fixed?

 

[bad_religion_au]

not yet... it's in melbourne, i'm 4 hours away. although i experienced it once last time i was home, all i had to do was roll it back a couple of meters, dump the clutch (like a roll start) then it cranked fine... it's on my list of to do things

 

[s79bj40]

i drove my 40 every day for 3 months around the city and to and from uni with the starter-motor sitting on the bench at home once. Its funny what you dont need as long as you know its not working you compensate, and as long as the glow plugs are working, you can usually get the engine started on half a crank. Pretty sweet when you think how long it takes to get any petrol started.

sam