Hello all,
Just joined the forum, so forgive me if this has been discussed before.
I have an '86 442 that will not start when it is hot. It cranks beautifully when cold, but if it's been run for ten minutes or more, all I get is a short slow crank from the starter or just clicks. It's as if the battery is dead, however this is not the case. The battery and starter are not very old, so I'm fairly certain neither of them is the issue. So far I have replaced the battery cables, the starter solenoid, placed a heat shield wrap over the starter and battery cables, and verified that the timing is correct. Again, this is only an issue when the car is hot. Let it cool, and it starts just fine. The last thing I can think of is the fusible links connected to the starter. The cranking system isn't that involved, so I really don't know what else could be the issue.
If anyone has any advice on how to replace these, or other advice on things to try, it would be greatly appreciated. I've never worked with fusible links so I'm completely green on this task.
Thanks!!
Jim
Just joined the forum, so forgive me if this has been discussed before.
I have an '86 442 that will not start when it is hot. It cranks beautifully when cold, but if it's been run for ten minutes or more, all I get is a short slow crank from the starter or just clicks. It's as if the battery is dead, however this is not the case. The battery and starter are not very old, so I'm fairly certain neither of them is the issue. So far I have replaced the battery cables, the starter solenoid, placed a heat shield wrap over the starter and battery cables, and verified that the timing is correct. Again, this is only an issue when the car is hot. Let it cool, and it starts just fine. The last thing I can think of is the fusible links connected to the starter. The cranking system isn't that involved, so I really don't know what else could be the issue.
If anyone has any advice on how to replace these, or other advice on things to try, it would be greatly appreciated. I've never worked with fusible links so I'm completely green on this task.
Thanks!!
Jim
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