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David R. McKenzie wrote:
> m…@ipgeek.com wrote:
> > o.k., i figured that it’s probably either the starter or the relay.
> > the relay makes a "click" sound when i turn the key. that’s the only
> > sound the car makes. does not turn over at all. and it’s not the
> > battery. i don’t know if the click sound is always there though. :/
> > can’t remember. does someone have an ideas which i need to replace?
> > mark,
> > m…@ipgeek.com
> > california, usa
> My ’87 Sentra had a bad starter relay. It had contact resistance. This
> condition can cause damage to the flywheel teeth.
> -Dave
I had a problem with an ’88 starter on a Sentra that turned out to be an
open winding in the starter. It would not start, not even with a
jumper. So I removed the stater and had it tested and it was OK..Of
course I had to play with the armature on the way to the shop so when
they tested it, it was not on the open winding. Three weeks later it
quit again. I replaced the starter and that fixed it. Only when the
started stopped turning on the open winding did the problem occur.
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Chris Tate wrote:
> > > > o.k., i figured that it’s probably either the starter or the relay.
> > > > the relay makes a "click" sound when i turn the key. that’s the only
> > > > sound the car makes. does not turn over at all. and it’s not the
> > > > battery. i don’t know if the click sound is always there though. :/
> > > > can’t remember. does someone have an ideas which i need to replace?
> I would check the starter by putting the car in neutral, ignition switch
> on, and jumping the small terminal of the starter to a wire coming off of
> the positive terminal of the battery to bypass the relay. Be careful to do
> this with a lot of safety; i.e. car not hitting anyone, moving parts in the
> engine, and sparks. My ’91 240sx relay went (blue box screwed to the
> inside of the fender) and I started it this way. I opened the box filed
> the contacts, sealed it back up and it worked fine until I was able to get
> to the dealer and buy the new $10 part.
> GL,
> Chris
Chris,
We must be twins, I did the same thing with my relay.
-Dave