I think I located the problem. I will have to confirm this if it happens again though. The problem occured again last night. Turned the ignition on and everthing lit up for a second then shut off. Turned the key several times and not a damn thing happened. I checked the terminals and connections, trust me, those things are tight. But I did give them a couple taps just to make sure there was a connection. 2nd thing I did was tap the solenoid on the starter. Gave it a couple swift taps then got in the car and it started up without a problem. I don't know why I went to the solenoid, but it made sense at the time. No power at all is getting to the starter, and for some reason thought the spring inside the solenoid might not be making contact. So next time it happens Im gonna try and verify it's the solenoid, if not, more than likely it would be the battery wire/connections. Still sound familiar??
|