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Starter not disengaging on '93 (3/13)
 1/28/08 11:09am
jimiam
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Scott, it must be turning if it does it with the engine not running, right?

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Starter not disengaging on '93 (4/13)
 1/28/08 11:11am
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key off, starter running, sounds like a short.
Starter not disengaging on '93 (5/13)
 1/28/08 11:19am
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 It's a wierd thing to me. Never had one do this.The only way I can stop it, is by disconnecting the battery.

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Starter not disengaging on '93 (6/13)
 1/28/08 1:29pm
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the same thing has happened to a friend of mines '75.
the car will start and run at idle for awhile then it will load up and stall out.
then when you try to restart it, it does that.  but you have to get to thge battery pretty quick 'cause it melts the negative wire off the alternator and melts the terminal off the battery Confused Wits%20End.

we've been trying to figure this out for months.
at least you know you're not alone....


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Starter not disengaging on '93 (7/13)
 1/28/08 1:52pm
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Three things:
The starter bendix is binding, keeping it engage and therefore the solenoid engaged. This can be due to the starter being too tight up against the block, the flywheel bent, or the spring in the solenoid is broken/weak.

The solenoid itself is damaged.

The purple "Start" wire on the solenoid is touching the red 12v supply wire from the battery(or the wire may be melted somewhere in the vicinity).

Since it doesn't do it constantly, as in every time you connect the battery cable, I'd think the starter is too tight, or there is some other reason that the bendix is not releasing. Try loosening the two starter bolts a little, and see if it disengages then.

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Starter not disengaging on '93 (8/13)
 1/28/08 2:28pm
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 It's amazing how quick one can get to the battery on a c4! Finding the correct size wrench to disconnect the cable however is a different story. LOL
 I think I should have bought a second c3, and passed on this '93 black rose. I just tried to reconnect the battery cable again with the key off. Betcha can't guess what happened.  Big%20smile  Yep, that ol starter just whined
and whined.


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Starter not disengaging on '93 (9/13)
 1/28/08 2:35pm
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 Thanks Joel, I'll get it on stands and pull the starter. I'd much rather do that than pull the ignition switch.
 BTW you guys are quicker than fast food!  Clap


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Starter not disengaging on '93 (10/13)
 1/28/08 11:41pm
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[QUOTE=jimiam] BTW you guys are quicker than fast food! Clap
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And just as indigestible!!!

Is this a problem that just started, or has there been other work done recently?
Adams' Apple2008-01-28 20:42:54

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Starter not disengaging on '93 (11/13)
 1/29/08 3:59pm
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 The last couple of mornings, when trying to start, the starter would click hard one time and then nothing. I'd wait a couple of minutes and she'd crank. Now this.
 I pulled the starter last night and guess I'll replace it. It still seems odd for the starter to do this though. I didn't notice any wires touching or shorted when pulling it, and there are no bad marks on the teeth of the starter gear.
 No other work has been done to it since spring when I upgraded the opti.


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Starter not disengaging on '93 (12/13)
 1/30/08 12:04am
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Yeah..the one loud "click" was the bendix engaging...but not releasing. Sounds like the solenoid itself is doo-doo...
Not really an "odd" occurrence...not exactly common, either, but it does happen more than you might think...just not on your car!
I've had customers drive their cars to the shop with the starter still engaged! "It's making a funny noise..." Adams' Apple2008-01-29 21:04:56

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Starter not disengaging on '93 (13/13)
 1/30/08 8:32am
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Smile I'm a happy camper now. The problem was the bendix, just like you thought Joel. Got her all back together and "all is well in my garage now".
 Well, almost. I have one minor problem with my c3. But that's for a different area of the forum. Well, maybe two problems, but hey, it's pushing thirty and I can relate to the wear and tear.


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