VERY SCARY Noise during start up! Oh Oh!

[Phil H]

Adding my 2 cents:

Like candluiser, I had replaced the contacts ~ 2 years ago (~ 10k miles) having had the starter fail in the 'engaged' position. The new contacts worked great... until last week while I was out of town with my wife at the wheel. Similar clunking sound everytime I tried to start - nasty sound! - but I could not get it to start no mater what i did. Pulled the starter tonight and did the tests indicated by the FSM and it passed them all.

So, I am asking the same question: with fairly new contacts installed, is it faulty contacts again, bad solenoid (won't stay engaged) or failing starter motor/solenoid drive?

Phil
San Jose, CA
'97 40th Anniv, w/ lots of stuff

 

[Boston Mangler]

FYI

My starter that was making the hoffific sounds also had brand new contacts!

Hmmmm

 

[fzj80kidpen]

When you rebuilt the old clunker starter did you also replace the plunger or just contacts?

 

[Boston Mangler]

When you rebuilt the old clunker starter did you also replace the plunger or just contacts?

Replaced everything

 

[Romer]

Glad you got it fixed Kevin.

Did you take a part the old starter to see what was wrong?

 

[Boston Mangler]

Glad you got it fixed Kevin.

Did you take a part the old starter to see what was wrong?

No, i just left it in the garage as a trail spare