starter problems.

[MustangChris]

car only starts on random occasions... I bought what i was TOLD was a seloniod from napa, but it doesnt look ANYTHING like whats in my chiltons...

Is there anything that I can check/fix thats NOT connected to the starter (I.E. i dont want to take the starter out!)

It wouldnt be a big deal except i have a dyno day this saturday....

I already ordered a new starter... so it will be replaced, but CJ pony parts says it will take 2 weeks to hit my front door. :-(

I looked in my chiltons and there is a RELAY that bolts to the drivers side fender... my 96 has the under-hood fuse box where that is located in the picture (in front of camber plate, under strut tower.) My friend said it was CLEARLY a 79-93 fox body >.< and that his fox (89) has that relay, but his 94 didnt, and my 96 REALLY doesnt have it. lol.

anyways, i replaced the relays inside the under-hood fuse box.

I also bought a terminal part with 4 studs on it... it clearly wants wires to be bolted down to it... kinda like a junction box. is this what I need? thats what napa told me...

is my last hope changing the entire starter? :-(

thanks all,
Chris

 

[glittle75]

if it starts, but randomly, it sounds more like an electrical problem, starters usually either work, or they dont.

try to get some wire, a decent size gauge of it, and connect one end to the starter, and one end tap it to the battery, like your just wiring the battery straight to power, and see if it tries to start the car.

if it does, and does it repeatedly, everytime, then you have an electrical problem, if it doesnt work, or only when it wants to like you said before, then you got a bad starter.

also, trace your wires from the battery back, sometimes they will rub, and over time can short themselves out, another thing that could be indentified by running straight power to the starter.

hope this helps.

 

[YUNG VEEZU]

Mayb tha batterys just loose?