Funny story about starter abuse: Co-worker had a PT Cruiser that had intermittent starting problems, as in it would not crank at random times. Knowing I had a "little" automotive experience (his words) he asked me if I had any idea as to the problem.
"Check all of your battery terminals, chassis grounds and the battery." Next day it acts up again. He takes it to a Firestone shop across the street from work. Comes back at the end of the day with a new battery and cables. A week later it pukes again in our parking structure. It goes back to Firestone. "Just had a loose cable. No charge!" Yup, you guessed it. Did it again a few weeks later. Just so happens I was leaving late and he was there in the parking structure trying to get it to work. "So what do you think it is, Dan?", Manny asks me. "Did you check everything I told you?" "Sure did. All the cables are tight, battery is new, etc." "Got anything in the trunk like a tire iron or a golf club?" <puzzled look> "I have a baseball bat." "Perfect! Bring it here." So I manage to locate the starter, which on this PT Cruiser was in the front of the engine and fairly accessible. I took the bat and rapped on the starter with the end of the bat several times. The car started. He had the car for another 6-8 months before he sold it. Never failed to start again. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Dieselhead <[email protected]> wrote: > I used a piece of 1/2 or 3/4" pipe. If that does not get the starter > working, then you need a different starter. > > >> Have ya banged the starter with a stick from the top while holding the key >> in START position? If not, please, do and see what happens (don't be >> shy/bashful with the stick). >> >> Wilton >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
