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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: umiami80 on November 04, 2010, 06:14:02 PM

Title: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: umiami80 on November 04, 2010, 06:14:02 PM

Killed My Starter. Help?

So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker. I then stopped to get gas. Nothing when I tried to start. The Battery is fine, powers everything. So I push start. Happened again just now.

Did I kill it or is it something else?

Thanks.
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Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: wildgoody on November 04, 2010, 08:51:20 PM

Could be dirt in the solenoid so it won't engage
or you knocked the small wire off the terminal
that makes the solenoid kick to life

Wild   

Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: tuxblacray on November 05, 2010, 01:30:31 PM

Start with something simple. Remove your battery cables and clean them / remove your ground cable and clean it and the block attaching point / remove the wires to the solenoid and clean them. If you have the "clicky fix" on your solenoid remove the ground wire and clean it and the grounding point.

If that doesn't work then get out the OHM meter and touch the battery posts.  to see if your battery is discharging. If it still won't start I would guess that your solenoid is shot.

Does it click or anything?

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Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: z3ro on November 05, 2010, 01:53:49 PM

Jump the terminals on the starter.  If it starts up, then start from the starter and work backwards.

Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: tuxblacray on November 05, 2010, 02:11:36 PM

Quote from: z3ro on November 05, 2010, 01:53:49 PM

Jump the terminals on the starter.  If it starts up, then start from the starter and work backwards.

If you do this and it starts it is either the solenoid or the starter itself. Majority of the time the solenoid is the culprit.

                                                                                                        Tux...

Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: vw505 on November 06, 2010, 11:25:28 PM

YA i was stuck in a parking lot for like 30min with that damb wire!

Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: umiami80 on December 16, 2010, 01:24:53 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!12/16/2010 UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


All I had to do was jiggle the starter cable and it stated ???

That's it.

Title: Re: Killed My Starter. Help? So I hit a HUGE puddle today in my 1998 Chevy Tracker.
Post by: bentparts on December 16, 2010, 03:19:55 PM

Time to clean and lube thos connectiions with dielectric grease! ;)