Well, I got a problem with my starter on my cam, it doesn't wants to work every time... Sometimes there isn't any problem, but on other times there's nothing when you turn the key.

The contact is here, but no excitation...

If somebody have already had this problem.... [sm=massbounce.gif]

 

Sorry if I don't have every time a rich english, I've finish school a lot of years ago

 

Does the starter fail to work only when the engine is hot? Do you hear the starter solenoid click, but the starter does not spin?

 

There's nothing when you turn the key. We don't hear anything. But sometimes it works great....
Somebody told me that it can be the "Neiman" contactor (I don't know if you say like that...), the thing where you put the key!!

If there's a bad contact with it, it can make this problem...

I'll do few tests to be sure that's not the starter....

 

There are several things to look at:
1) Ignition switch
2) Start safety switches (Clutch Start switch for manual transmission, or Neutral Safety switch for manual tans mission.
3) Starter solenoid (Neiman contactor?)& starter motor. These two come as a single assembly.

The ignition switch energizes the starter solenoid, and the solenoid contacts provide high amperage battery power to the starter motor. The safety switch is between the ignition switch and the starter solenoid, and is used to preventenergizing of the starter solenoid, unless the clutch pedalis depressed or the auto transmission in Neutral or Park.

 

The neiman contactor is the ignition switch

Is there also a safety switch on a manual transmission? Where is it?

Thanks for your help

 

Well, I've made some tests this afternoon...

The starter works when I energize it with the battery, in direct...

I think the problem comes to the ignition switch....

 

I've found the problem, it was the safety swith, on the pedal....

 

this happend to me... the ground strap was very corroded frayed, so i bought a new ground strap for about 20 bucks and it worked fine. but i also replaced the starter

 

Good find. Was the switch bad or just out of adjustment?