[DeTomaso] problem with starter and now ignition switch

[Ed Pike]

Boyd,

I had the bendix engagement issue you describe with the following Hi torque
starter:

Proform Parts 66271 - Proform High-Torque
Starters<http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-66271>

Tried two starters had the same issue. Fixed it by adding a "fender
mounted" starter soleniod to the same starter that the bendix stuck in.
Solved my problem. Don't know why the bendix continues to engage. Yes this
starter has an attached solenoid. Yes sometimes it worked fine sometimes it
just clicked and sometimes it continued to spin. Worth a try.

Ed...


On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all. I have been having problems with my starter. The last starter
> stopped working would just click. Put in a new BB starter (just like last
> one. After only a few days I started having a problem with the Bendix gear
> not engaging. A few tries and it would engage. The car seemed like it was
> running on a little longer then normal ( I had read that wiring starter
> wrong can cause run on when turning car off) just now I started the car
> after an episode of it not starting due to Bendix not engaging. This time
> car started but when I turned it off the starter was still spinning ( with
> out the Bendix engaged and the running lights were on and the key was
> turned all the way off! I had to disconnect the battery to stop the starter
> from spinning. Does this sound like a combination of a bad Bendix gear and
> a bad ignition switch or a wiring problem as well as either a bad starter
>  or a bad ignition switch or all three?
> Boyd
> P.S.
> Any one know the best place to get a new ignition switch?
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Thanks,

Ed...