Starter Woes

bobsworld92392 DeleteThis @yahoo.com Jan 30, 2008 at 10:02 PM


>So I was having a nice dinner with my roomate, and the time came to go
>home. I put the key in the ignition and nothing, try again...nothing.
>I've replaced the battery and checked all the immediate cables.

>Anyone have any clues as to what part is malfunctioning?
>could it be the starter? it's worked fine up until now
>perhaps a fuse?

>btw: I do get the lovely clicking sound when I turn the key, and my
>lights radio etc all work...

>Car is a SAAB 900 (1987) 8valve engine

Under the starter motor are two or three small wires (red, yellow & black
IIRC). On two of my previous 900s jiggling the ones with the spade
connectors sometimes produced the desired noise and fury at the next
attempt. COuld be something else entirely, but this is worth a try and
it's free! If it works, you then need to work out whether a good dose of
contact cleaner will get you out of trouble or you actually need to
reterm/replace some wires. Cheers



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