click, no start...(intermittent) 07 V Car has been starting fine, but i've known my battery is on its last leg. Today following a drive, I hit the key at get the loud click from the starter but nothing else, until I turn the key back and sorta unclicks. (Multiple times) Install brand new battery. Turn key, same exact shit... Tap on starter, same... Clutch start car and drive home. Search the forums....looking at the little weather connector..(ACDelco #PT170, 12101763) Yeah mine is already superglued together. Not finding much else.... I go back out hit the key and she fires right up, twice. Damn my car fixed itself!!!!Gotta love it..... Ugh the impending doom of intermittent failures. Need some help with the simple tests. I know I hit the keyless when I got home (lock then unlock later, not sure if I tried that earlier). |
Did you fully inspect all wires going to the starter or just quickly check the solenoid wire? Your problem sounds exactly like a burnt starter connection. |
The pinion gear works, but probably given the yr of your car your starter needs to be changed. The brushes are not touching the starter armature so its not cranking... You may buy a new starter but get the one that has a stud on the back rather than the plug. Makes your life much better in the long run... |
I pulled the starter back when I did my motor mounts...the little wires plastic terminal sorta fell apart. I just superglued it together and stuck it back in a with a dab of rtv. (Had I known about the replacement pigtail I would have done that) What do you mean burnt connection? Naf....is that starter a certain brand (msd) or a particular year,different model? |
Replace the pigtail before you buy a new starter. Make sure to protect it from any heat. |
Do away with the pigtail and put a solenoid on it that uses a ring terminal like every other LS powered car GM made. |
Originally Posted by ls1247
(Post 18591489)
Do away with the pigtail and put a solenoid on it that uses a ring terminal like every other LS powered car GM made. |
The tooth count on the starter drive between a silverado and ctsv are not the same. There may or may not be flywheel engagement issues. |
I took my starter to an auto electric shop and they had a conventional ring terminal solenoid that fit my factory starter on the shelf. They charged $80 to go through the starter, freshen it up and replace the solenoid. |
Besides auto electric, what other type name would this kind of shop have? Having a starter rebuilt seems foreign these days...lol, I don't know where to look! Edit: in the yellowpages:auto, automotive, automobile electric service... Or starter,alternator generator repair |
Originally Posted by hefftone
(Post 18591462)
I pulled the starter back when I did my motor mounts...the little wires plastic terminal sorta fell apart. I just superglued it together and stuck it back in a with a dab of rtv. (Had I known about the replacement pigtail I would have done that) What do you mean burnt connection? Naf....is that starter a certain brand (msd) or a particular year,different model? |
The place I go to, which has been in business 70 years, is literally called "the generator shop". They're out there but getting hard to find. Good Luck! |
Since you're getting a click I would be more inclined to think it's a bad spot on the starter. |
Originally Posted by Lbar
(Post 18593985)
Since you're getting a click I would be more inclined to think it's a bad spot on the starter. |
So far there has not been another single no start. I have not pulled the starter yet. I pulled the boot of the battery (+) terminal cable, and there was a good bit of corrosion in there, but not necessarily on the contact surfaces. The wiring to the starter all looks intact. The (+) cable at the starter was melted pretty good back when I did my motor mounts. I slathered on a thick coat of rtv silicone and its holding up perfectly thus far. I'll call some shops today for prices and turnaround time. Then pull it off in the next day or so. |
Originally Posted by Nader454
(Post 18591865)
The tooth count on the starter drive between a silverado and ctsv are not the same. There may or may not be flywheel engagement issues. |
The last month or so i had similar symptoms as you... It would start fine, then one day i would get a click and nothing, but the n it would start after i tried it again then it would be fine for a week or 2.. Finally it stopped starting all together and it ended up being the starter was finally toast |
My problem only started after it got cold, and my car is garage kept so its not like its super cold in there compared to outside, but it was still cold enough to take out my tired 100k mile starter |
I'm at 99,880... I suppose the writing is on the wall. |
Originally Posted by hefftone
(Post 18595723)
I'm at 99,880... I suppose the writing is on the wall. |
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