Re: Starter circuit problems

Brian Holm, Peugeotholm (peugeots@plainfield.bypass.com)
Sat, 1 Nov 1997 18:24:00 -0500 (EST)

The intermittent problems of the key failing to activate the starter
generally result from the cumulative deterioration due to aging of the
components and connections in the starter circuit. As the starter and
solenoid age they require more wattage to engage, and as the battery and
circuit age they produce less. When the curves intersect, you get
no-starts. Replacing a component such as the ignition switch or starter
solenoid may work, but the problem may recur as the rest of the system
continues to deteriorate. Dirty, corroded, or loose connections are common
culprits, which might be located and corrected before throwing money in the
general direction of the car. Aside from all four ends of the battery
cables, I find the most suspect connection the small, push-on terminal on
the starter solenoid.

Brian Holm

At 09:07 PM 10/30/97 -0500, RSeidel908@aol.com wrote:
>This '82 505 turbo diesel, here in Southern California...even when
>cold...would start right away. When the starter engaged. The problem was, 10%
>of the time when the key was in the "START"
>position....wait...wait...wait...wait...wait...wait...[key is still being
>held in "START" position]...wait...wait...the starter engages, turns the
>motor, the engine starts.
>
>Hmmmmm....
>
>Repeated starter replacement was only a temporary fix. I was thinking it
>might be a bad ignition switch, but then why would the starter work regularly
>for a few months?
>Then the same 90% reliability on first try. Someone else's worry, now.
>
>-Ray S.
>
>'89 405 DL
>'91 405 Mi 16 enjoying entirely different, original problems.
>
>
Brian Holm, Peugeotholm
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