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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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Default Starter problems again...

Ok, my car sometimes refuses to start again. Explanation:

I'll get in the car put the key in press the clutch in and turn the key. Nothing happens. No starter ticks, slow cranks, nothing at all just dead silence.

Fuel pump primes just fine.

Batery is sending 12v to the starter.

Battery has 12v.

All the electrical components work just fine.

Main relay is good.

If I feather the clutch just to the point where the clutch switch engages and keep making it cross over so the switch makes contact I can get it to start after about 30 seconds or so.

The car can be push started with ease.

This happens off and on and I don't get it. Jafro told me to clean the battery terminals and the connectors and it actually worked last time. So I tried it yesterday when this happend and it still wouldn't crank over.

I can't really hit the starter with a hammer because my intake is over it and it's 10pm and like 10 degrees outside so I'm not willing to remove any parts in the dark.

It cranks REALLY slowly now when I do get it to start. (That's a new thing that just started happening yesterday.)
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