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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: muddog199 on March 03, 2010, 07:26:23 PM

Title: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: muddog199 on March 03, 2010, 07:26:23 PM
ive put it on the battery charger and checked the connections. the starter just won't engage. any ideas?
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: Bobthebiker on March 03, 2010, 08:42:01 PM
faulty starter relay most likely,   I think I've read its a common issue.   lowrangeoffroad.com sells a relay kit to fix it.   if you can, get a 2nd person and see if you're getting voltage to your starter when you turn the key.
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: Drone637 on March 04, 2010, 02:07:59 PM
What Bobthebiker said.  A quick test is to jump 12v straight to the starter solenoid and see if it starts.  Make sure the rig is in neutral first!
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: muddog199 on March 04, 2010, 03:51:15 PM
thanks but i just tried and that didn't work. I'm taking the starter out and ima go take it to advanced for them to check it
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: Bobthebiker on March 04, 2010, 04:36:05 PM
yep, definitely have them check it then.     I'll locate the relay kit if you want to replace that as well.     I spend like 90% of my day online right now, so its pretty easy.
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: muddog199 on March 04, 2010, 06:34:14 PM
yea the starter is bad, so ima try and find one on ebay. but someone said u can have them rebuilt? is this true?
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: PBJ1024 on March 04, 2010, 06:41:42 PM
Most towns have a shop that rebuilds starters and alternators.  When I lived in Chico Calif, I knew of 3 within a few miles of each other. Its so much cheaper to have it rebuilt than buy a rebuilt.  I actually had one rebuilt in my Corvette and it cost me $30 when it was over $200 for one at the auto supply..
Title: Re: 86 samurai not starting, help!!!
Post by: muddog199 on March 04, 2010, 06:50:39 PM
yea they hav a new one at advanced for $93 but ima check the local rebuild shop tommorow, i already found the #, thnx for all your help. i just got my samurai about a month ago. my friend got one about a yr ago and ive been in love ever since, ive been savin 4 about 6-8 months. its kkinda hard wen im still in highschool