1997 Chevy C2500 Intermittent starting problem
March 2nd, 2017, 4:32 PM
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1997 Chevy C2500 Intermittent starting problem
Hi everyone,
I'm brand new here but i figured I would give a forum a try to see if anyone else has ever encountered this problem.
My C2500 had a bad starter, you sometimes had to hit the darn thing with a rubber mallet to get it to work,
I replaced the starter with a re-manufactured Best test one and now i'm still having intermittent issues.
For example you get in and try to start it and it acts as if it does not have enough power to turn over, like it bogs down wrrr wrrrr wrrr then sometimes
it starts, other times it bogs down and will not start the starter motor just stops and i can hear a somewhat high pitched whine coming from it,
last night it did the same thing but this time it actually melted some of the shrouding around the smaller wire that goes to the small post on
the solenoid.
I removed the starter and looked at the wires and none ore broken or melted threw and there are no exposed wires anywhere, I'm
sorta at a loss here, my gut is saying that maybe the new starters solenoid is faulty but i'm not 100% sure.
If anyone has any ideas about this weird issue, I would sure appreciate it.
QuickyTime
I'm brand new here but i figured I would give a forum a try to see if anyone else has ever encountered this problem.
My C2500 had a bad starter, you sometimes had to hit the darn thing with a rubber mallet to get it to work,
I replaced the starter with a re-manufactured Best test one and now i'm still having intermittent issues.
For example you get in and try to start it and it acts as if it does not have enough power to turn over, like it bogs down wrrr wrrrr wrrr then sometimes
it starts, other times it bogs down and will not start the starter motor just stops and i can hear a somewhat high pitched whine coming from it,
last night it did the same thing but this time it actually melted some of the shrouding around the smaller wire that goes to the small post on
the solenoid.
I removed the starter and looked at the wires and none ore broken or melted threw and there are no exposed wires anywhere, I'm
sorta at a loss here, my gut is saying that maybe the new starters solenoid is faulty but i'm not 100% sure.
If anyone has any ideas about this weird issue, I would sure appreciate it.
QuickyTime
March 2nd, 2017, 5:01 PM
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It seems to be fixed now, we took the starter to get it tested and when he hooked it up, dropped the lid and hit start the dam thing shot sparks everywhere, he then gave us a new one free of charge(thank you warranty)no questions asked further lol
Only real issue i see now is that the smaller wire to to the solenoid is pretty much against the heatshield and the exhaust and will not fit any other way...
Only real issue i see now is that the smaller wire to to the solenoid is pretty much against the heatshield and the exhaust and will not fit any other way...
