Pulling this out of the what are you working on thread to keep this type of thing easier to find.
Had a brief no start in the vomit comet today when getting ready to come home from work. Engine crank;no start. Tried a handfull more times and she finally fired.
Checked the crank sensor connector when I got home (as per a post from Sly previously about those things) and the connector & terminals where clean and corrosion free.
Other issue I noticed a couple days ago is a sticky key cylinder when starting her when the interior has gotten very hot from sitting in the sun. You can turn the key to start and it will 'stick' in the start position (no spring back when letting go of the key). And often gets accompied by me overshooting run and turning the thing off. Having the starter kill wired in, makes it easy to just twist it and see whats going on, but naturally, it [mechanically] always works as designed when trying that to see if I can feel where/why the cylinder is sticking...
Whcih in hindsight, maybe I've got a fubar ignition switch (electrical, not key) thats contributing to this out of the blue no-start. Along with a mechanical issue with the return of said key when cranking her over.
Does the starter relay on the whales do more than just activate the starter? As it will crank/engage the starter properly (no weak-ass turning over) when turning the key to start. Just no fire in the hole.
Alex.
Had a brief no start in the vomit comet today when getting ready to come home from work. Engine crank;no start. Tried a handfull more times and she finally fired.
Checked the crank sensor connector when I got home (as per a post from Sly previously about those things) and the connector & terminals where clean and corrosion free.
Other issue I noticed a couple days ago is a sticky key cylinder when starting her when the interior has gotten very hot from sitting in the sun. You can turn the key to start and it will 'stick' in the start position (no spring back when letting go of the key). And often gets accompied by me overshooting run and turning the thing off. Having the starter kill wired in, makes it easy to just twist it and see whats going on, but naturally, it [mechanically] always works as designed when trying that to see if I can feel where/why the cylinder is sticking...
Whcih in hindsight, maybe I've got a fubar ignition switch (electrical, not key) thats contributing to this out of the blue no-start. Along with a mechanical issue with the return of said key when cranking her over.
Originally posted by sly
Alex.
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