Starter Issues.

**94grandprixNOwhipple** · 10-26-2011

Okay. So I'm on my 2nd starter, I've had the Car for maybe a MONTH. My brother came over today, and I was going to leave, put the key's in to start, they battery is dead. So I thought I left lights on, My brother gives me a jump, and I get the famous, click click click click, By the time I can get out and check the starter, it's smoking, and done for. THIS is the SECOND one in 2 weeks. Any Idea's why they keep failing? I tried beating the snot out of it with a hammer, but my car sits to low to the ground to get to, well for me anyways, I'm not a small guy. Everysince my AC Pump went out, the starter is messing up wicked bad. Doubtfull they are connected but anyways.. I'm tempted to sale this car. It's beginning to irritate me.

**BillBoost37** · 10-27-2011

What the heck year and model do you drive? Is it the 94 in your name?

Starter is likely not your issue. Especially if your battery is dead. Check the cables for corrosion, make sure the battery is good and alt is charging it properly.

**94grandprixNOwhipple** · 10-27-2011

Yes, it's a 94, Grand Prix Se, I just replaced ther terminals, and cables, Took the alt off and had it tested, it came back good.

**BillBoost37** · 10-27-2011

What terminals did you replace? Crimp?

**94grandprixNOwhipple** · 10-27-2011

The one's on the battery cables. http://easyacdc.com/wp-content/uploa...rs-250x188.jpg Look like those. The celonoid on the starter, stuck on, and drained my battery, is my best guess of what happened, and keeps happening, so I think I'm going to get new wires for the starter.

**BillBoost37** · 10-27-2011

If your soleniod stuck..then you would have heard the flex turning the starter after you disengaged it..

**94grandprixNOwhipple** · 10-27-2011

Hmm, I never heard that. I'm just going by what the AutoFail people said. This car is nickle and diming me to death. I think I'm just going to take it to the junk yard. The new starter works, but now the car is overheating. Checked the heater core, no leaks in it, checked the oil, no antifreeze in it, Maybe a coolant system flush? Oh, I also found out that the person that owned it before me has had the tranny replaced 3 times. The car only has 132k miles on it. It's like, I love the car when it works correctly, but then when it breaks down I hate it.

**blueguy** · 10-27-2011

*In for pictures of Whipple Supercharger still that hasn't been posted*

**94grandprixNOwhipple** · 10-27-2011

Ha, I lied about that to try and get a flame war started. It worked sufficiently.

**jteske88** · 10-27-2011

Why can he ask about this whipple and not get it deleted, I wanna see a whipple!

**BillBoost37** · 10-27-2011

Not sure what's up here.. but I'm kinda wondering if the starter actually exists.

**jteske88** · 10-27-2011

Im agreeing with bill, is this guy here to mess with us?

**94grandprixNOwhipple** · 10-28-2011

For one, if I was here to mess with you, don't you think I would claim to have a car with like 69039402940230942horsepower, two, Would I honestly use a picture of my fail Grand prix, and 3, would I take the time to make a walk around video of my car, just for the forums?

**blueguy** · 10-28-2011

Originally Posted by 94grandprixNOwhipple

For one, if I was here to mess with you, don't you think I would claim to have a car with like 69039402940230942horsepower, two, Would I honestly use a picture of my fail Grand prix, and 3, would I take the time to make a walk around video of my car, just for the forums?

Obviously YES, you did.

And two, do it again, there is this thing called SPAMMING.

It is a no tolerance rule here.

Thanks.