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Title: Bad Starter???
Post by: Tattoo on August 03, 2006, 10:14:30 AM

Hello All,

Just bought my 88 Samurai a couple weeks ago and have started it 30-40 times with
no problem, but now two times in a row it does zippo when I turn it over??  The first time it happened I was cranking it and then stopped, tried to crank it again and nothing?  It cranked hard the first time so battery is ok, so I'm thinking its a starter going bad?

Could it be anything else?  Also I really want to change it myself to learn more about
my Samurai.  Who makes the best Repair Manual out there for Suzuki's???

Thanks for all of your help.

T

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: da_tub on August 03, 2006, 01:53:32 PM

did u check for loose wires at the starter?

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: Digger on August 03, 2006, 03:10:43 PM

search for the clicky starter fix, maybe that's what's happening...

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: wildgoody on August 03, 2006, 06:30:14 PM

If you turn the key and don't get
a click, you have a sticky selonoid

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: Tattoo on August 03, 2006, 09:01:54 PM

That is exactly what is happening.  Nothing.  No click, no noise, just silence.  So
what can you do about a sticky solinoid???

And I go out today and it fires right up...........  frustrating.

T

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: wildgoody on August 03, 2006, 11:03:05 PM

Other than being a pain, if youpull the starter,
you can clean and light oil, OR replace the selonoid
with another, I swapped mine with a Metro unit, I
was having a clicky starter, but the selonoid was
bad and not making contact.

Metro starters are different, they might fit a Sammy,
but they don't fit a SideKick/ 1.6L engine

I got a used one from the wrecking yard, pick a Metro
with low miles, it will work for a while, Carry a spare
if you wheel and have an auto trans, no starter means
no go with an auto

 

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: Tattoo on August 04, 2006, 05:36:29 AM

Wildgoody,

Thanks for the help man.  Looks like I'm gunna have to change the starter out
eventually when I get $$$ .   Until then its strategic parking and bump starts  ;D

Thanks again,

T

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: keith on August 04, 2006, 09:07:36 AM

My starter did that twice a few weeks ago and has been fine since.  When it happend to me I banged on the starter with whatever I had handy.  The odd thing is that it hasn't happed since then.  Everytime I go somewhere I wonder if it will start.

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: john1974 on August 04, 2006, 09:53:08 AM

Yep, Check the wires make sure there tight, give it a bang or two, if it continues you can replace the Noid or have a small engine repair shop do it, costed my 30.00 when I was to lazy.

John

Title: Re: Bad Starter???
Post by: Tattoo on August 08, 2006, 10:03:44 AM

Thanks for the reply guys.  It did it to me twice more now  >:(

I need to go whack on it and replace it when I can.

thanks,

T