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Old 08-01-2009, 12:33 PM
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click click click...start? click click start!

so i turn the key to start my baby and she clicks...is it starter? starter solinoid? ignition switch?

help please..sorry if this is a repost..i cant search the message archives for some reason? help there too? running vista32 bit with IE8
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Old 08-01-2009, 12:50 PM
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Re: click click click...start? click click start!

search "how to do the bosch relay mod"

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Old 08-01-2009, 08:42 PM
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search "how to do the bosch relay mod"

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This will probably overcome the fault. But as I have advised many times, will not fix it. N.B. Refer last page, current post, "Lets talk about this annoying hot start problem".
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Old 08-01-2009, 10:34 PM
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Re: click click click...start? click click start!

The Bosch relay has started my car several thousands of times without fail since I did it! There is no other known solution to this problem.
If this is not a "fix" it is danged close!

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Old 08-01-2009, 10:36 PM
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Re: click click click...start? click click start!

However...
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We pray a lot!

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That the existing fault will not develop further, on a cold and rainy night.
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Old 08-02-2009, 06:14 PM
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This will probably overcome the fault. But as I have advised many times, will not fix it. N.B. Refer last page, current post, "Lets talk about this annoying hot start problem".
Well then, lets go ahead and recomend a full harness replacement of everything related to the starting system to get it done your way. That won't cost thousands of dollars or anything.

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Old 08-02-2009, 06:33 PM
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Well then, lets go ahead and recomend a full harness replacement of everything related to the starting system to get it done your way. That won't cost thousands of dollars or anything.

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How about we recommends that da guy cleans both ends of his main starter cable, then if that doesnt work, pull the starter and bench test it.
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How about we recommends that da guy cleans both ends of his main starter cable, then if that doesnt work, pull the starter and bench test it.
Best to take the logical approach and properly check for voltage drop, all along the tenuous electrical path involved, which includes many sets of interlocking control contacts.
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Well then, lets go ahead and recomend a full harness replacement of everything related to the starting system to get it done your way. That won't cost thousands of dollars or anything.

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Sorry, a full harness replacement will not fix the fault, and finding everything related to the starting circuit might be an impossible task.

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With so many cars apparently having this trouble one might think that someone would have isolated the culprit by now.

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