[DeTomaso] Car suddenly not turning over......Any help appreciated

[Thomas Tornblom]

clay willmott skrev:
> Follow Up:
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> I decided to hold the car on start a few seconds and after the brief turn, then silence, the a loud ratcheting machine gun noise will consistently emit from the side of the passenger engine ( I think).
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> I would assume this is a bad starter???  If so how often do they go bad?  Glad I was at home and not traveling in it far away.

Check the engine ground and battery wire connections for oxide.

I'd remove and clean all the connections before replacing the starter. 
The relay can also be bad.

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> Clay
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>> From: claywillmott at hotmail.com
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:49:39 -0400
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Car suddenly not turning over......Any help appreciated
>>
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>> I have had my car on the 2 amp charge while I am working on the electrical system.  I have not had it on charge when in storage.  The battery is a yellow optima about 6 months old.
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>> I go out to start the car and it only turns a 1/8 turn or so and completely stops.  No groaning or anything else after the split second turn, just silence.  
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>> I don't have a  battery checker but my battery put the lights up and down quickly and headlights are bright.  
>> I put my charger on 100 AMP start to the battery and still only the brief turn and silence.
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>> I have the MSD system and a high torque starter etc.  Alternator was checked just last year and is fairly new.  Starter looks fairly new and likely was replaced with engine overhaul a few years back by prior owner.
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>> Is this a bad starter or something else?  Any help appreciated.
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>> I have been running the car for 2-5 minutes 3 times a week for last two weeks to bleed out any remaining air from radiator and new pipes for cooling overhaul.  It started easily other than the first start up from winter. 
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>> Thanks
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>> Clay
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