OR, you have excessive voltage drop between the ignition switch and
the starter from poor connections, or a weak starter solenoid that
won't make contact when it gets hot down there. Here's a relatively
easy check; install another wire to the "S" terminal on your solenoid
and run it where you can touch the other end of the wire to your +
battery post, but leave it hanging where it's easy to find. Route
the wire away from the exhaust so it won't burn. The next time it
won't start, BE SURE THE CAR IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, then touch the
end of the wire to the + post. If the starter spins, then you have a
voltage drop problem. If it just clicks, then you have a solenoid or
battery issue. You don't have to have the key ON when you do the
test, you're sending current directly to the starter, but if the key
is ON, the engine will start.
BillL
At 10:24 PM 6/17/2006, you wrote:
Don't think it will be the timing...if it just clicked its an electrical
problem, usually due to a low battery or dead starter but since your starter
kicked over sounds like the battery. Did you check the volts before or
after you got the car running? The battery will show plenty of charge when
it runs but it might lose it once the car is shut off for a little while.
Sounds like you have a defective battery but the best way to find out is
just check it in the morning or something before you start her up. -rj
