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

did u check for loose wires at the starter?

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

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

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

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

 

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 

Thanks again,

T

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.

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

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