when i start it it starts fine but you can hear the starter motor still going for a bout 1-2 seconds most time i start it??

when i start it it starts fine but you can hear the starter motor still going for a bout 1-2 seconds most time i start it??

 

worn ignition / start switch?

sounds like the solenoid is holding the gear in place too long. When they are ok as you would now they retract as soon as started. nothing to worry bout though. if it doesn't start one day try the hammer against the solenoid trick the visit a wrecker

sounds like the solenoid is holding the gear in place too long. When they are ok as you would now they retract as soon as started. nothing to worry bout though. if it doesn't start one day try the hammer against the solenoid trick the visit a wrecker

 

Actually, if the key is starting to hold on it is something to worry about. Next thing you know it will one day just start running on while he is driving and pole itself to pieces.

 

hammer against the solenoid is not the trick to getting it going either, that is with low brushes and you tap near the brush plate on the com end of the field housing..

 

i am an auto electrician, i see people make the same mistake all the time and bash solenoids and break them for no good reason..

Actually, if the key is starting to hold on it is something to worry about. Next thing you know it will one day just start running on while he is driving and pole itself to pieces.

 

hammer against the solenoid is not the trick to getting it going either, that is with low brushes and you tap near the brush plate on the com end of the field housing..

 

i am an auto electrician, i see people make the same mistake all the time and bash solenoids and break them for no good reason..

 

my bad i was typing real quick and didn't explain it fully was trying to give rough explanation as if it was the "starter motor" holding not the key holding. if it is holding because the throw out is faulty then you can deal with that for a while but as you said if the key is holding then yes this is something to attend to.

yes if the solenoid is having problems a "light" tap on the solenoid can be a temp fix just to get you driving. either way it should be isolated whether it is a key problem or a starter motor problem.

cheers fellas, so id probably be best off taking the car to an auto electrician? thats my plan at this stage as it looks like a miassive slut of a job to take the thing out so ill pay for somebody else to do it.

also, does anyone know where to get screws that hold all the dashboard on from??

also, does anyone know where to get screws that hold all the dashboard on from??

 

A quick visit to your local wreckers with a screwdriver should sort you out a few spares for yours :happy: $1 entry & everythings cheap...I love Pick-A-Part!