Starter just quit

larrysupersport · Nov 14, 2011

I was cranking on the engine trying to check for fuel presure, and the car was cranking along just fine (strong) then all of the sudden the next time I turned the key I just got a clunk. It sounded like the starter piston was engaging but not turning. I tried turning the motor to see if there was a bad spot on the fly wheel, but nothing. Any ideas?

MoparMitch · Nov 14, 2011

Larry' Is this a new motor? And what motor is it? Have you tried a jump box on it ?

larrysupersport · Nov 14, 2011

No it's the original 383. I just bought the car and the guy told me it was a farley new starter. The motor was cranking strong not like the battery was about to die or anything. I have lights and all other electrical. but just a clunk from the starter.

MoparMitch · Nov 14, 2011

Sounds like possibly could be starter issue. You could pull starter and bench test it

Ron 73 · Nov 14, 2011

Depending on how long you crank one like that it does heat things up, I would, before taking the starter out see if you can jump start the solenoid and see if it kicks it in.. Just a suggestion but i ran into this problem last winter (working on timing issues) and with me it was the battery terminal, battery was new and cables as well but after i cleaned them up and they were hot, it was ok.. Could be just a loose wire on the solenoid maybe, just a idea!

pistol_grip_polara · Nov 17, 2011

put a 360 in my barracuda, was having the same issue... no matter if i jumped it or not. Even pulled the hedder loose and threw in a new starter.. NO CHANGE! i messed with for a few hours and was getting rather frustrated...

On your negative side, it goes from the battery to the block, but there is also a small gauge lead that grounds to the core support.. guess i forgot that guy.. something to check.

Thanks to a buddy goin.. "duh, wheres this go?" lots of late nights add up and puts a wear on ya.... and the old starter works fine.

larrysupersport · Nov 28, 2011

Believe it or not

The issue ended up being the positive battery lead to the starter. It looked fine, but I ended up using a jumper cable and jumping the starter to the battery and it started cranking (weakly) but changed the cable and it works like a charm. The cable looked fine but apparently it wasn't.

Thanks All

ArtH · Nov 28, 2011

A guy in our parts department told me that many of the cheaper auto store battery cables are really copper clad aluminum and can cause problems. I was having problem with hot starts in the Summer and I had it changed to a pure copper cable. I didn't have any more trouble with starting after that.

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