[DeTomaso] starter electrical system problem

[Sean Korb]

They're so inexpensive and available you might just want to replace the
relay anyway.  Many  of the parts stores only carry the later style now but
it's easily modified and works well.

sean


On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Based on the pitch of the sound and where it seems like it is coming from,
> it really sounds like a relay on the firewall rather than anything on the
> motor.
>
> Would a starter failure cause the relay to buzz? If so, why?
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>
> To: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sat, Sep 21, 2013 2:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] starter electrical system problem
>
>
>
> I'll have to crawl under there and have someone engage the starter while I
> listen.
> The good news is the car was on the lift for changing the brake fluid when
> this
> happened, :-)
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sat, Sep 21, 2013 2:24 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] starter electrical system problem
>
>
>
> In a message dated 9/21/13 14 22 8, pantdino at aol.com writes:
>
>
>
> My perception is this:
>
>  When engine was shut down one piston had finished its intake stroke and
> was
> sitting at the bottom with a cylinder full of gas vapor above it.
>  When you crank the engine the piston moves up.  Plugs fire at BTDC, no?
>  So the
> plug fires before the piston is at TDC and the force of the explosion
> stops the
> piston and crankshaft at that point and the engine stops turning for a
> second
> until the starter moves the crank again.  I'm pretty sure this is what has
> been
> happening, because with the ignition switched off the starter spins the
> engine
> fine.
>
>
>
>
> >>>Ah, an interesting theory!   If you've proven it empirically, then it
> becomes
> more than just a theory.
>
> Your starter, however, is still a POS, and now it's a *broken* POS. :>)
>
> Mike
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