Radar
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- Joined
- Oct 23, 2001
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- 200
- Location
- Oconomowoc, WI
- Corvette
- 1989 Medium Blue Metalic Convertible
Out of the blue, the starter on my 89 vert makes this awful noise !!
:eek
It sounds like the noise a starter makes if you try to start an engine that is already running. But......my engine is off! There is a terrible and LOUD clashing noise. If I stop and try again, presto.....starts fine with a normal starter sound. May only happen once in a hundred starts.
Doesn't the starter solenoid have to pull the bendix into the flywheel ring gear before the end switch energizes the starter motor? So why does the noise sound like the starter motor is energized and turning before the bendix engages. Any ideas on what causes the noise? :confused
I will replace the starter but I want to understand whats wrong so I don't change it for nothing and find it is something else.
Your advise is appreciated!
Radar
:eek
It sounds like the noise a starter makes if you try to start an engine that is already running. But......my engine is off! There is a terrible and LOUD clashing noise. If I stop and try again, presto.....starts fine with a normal starter sound. May only happen once in a hundred starts.
Doesn't the starter solenoid have to pull the bendix into the flywheel ring gear before the end switch energizes the starter motor? So why does the noise sound like the starter motor is energized and turning before the bendix engages. Any ideas on what causes the noise? :confused
I will replace the starter but I want to understand whats wrong so I don't change it for nothing and find it is something else.
Your advise is appreciated!
Radar