Odd hot start problem

[lilskyline240]

when my car is cold it starts up perfectly no problem. but once hot the starter barely wants to turn the motor over? doesnt happen all the time, just like when im around town making stops at stores. to me this is odd.. any imput

o yeah, brand new starter. but had this problem with old starter before it took a crap

[Nissan2367]

Is your new one a rebuilt one? I have had issues with rebuild starters going out really fast after i replaced it! Just a thought?

[240z4u]

Hey dude, you may wanna have autozone do a starter current draw test on your electrical system before and after it gets totally hot. That IS an odd problem.

I know I bring this up everytime, but you do have a good ground that is providing adequate cranking current?

Evan

[lilskyline240]

Hey dude, you may wanna have autozone do a starter current draw test on your electrical system before and after it gets totally hot. That IS an odd problem.

I know I bring this up everytime, but you do have a good ground that is providing adequate cranking current?

Evan

how would i go about testing my ground for cranking current?

[mott6904]

Finally someone with the same damn problem im having. I hate driving my car because of this. I went and bought a damn audi so i didnt have to worry about. This summer i was going to drive it, beat the hell out of it, and let it sit for ten minutes to see if i can get it to mess up. If it does then i going to check power at the solenoid and after the solenoid to see if im getting a voltage drop. If so then its a bad solenoid. If the voltage is fine then im stuck. I all ready added a ground from the starter body to the chasis. I dont have a battery or charging system problem. I have a new redtop and quest alt. This is what stops me from driving this this when i want. keep me posted on what you find.

[lilskyline240]

anyone else have imput? still havein the problem

[lilskyline240]

well id like to give an update that i fixed the problem. Turned out to be a bad ground from the battery to chassis. when i made new ground works great now.

[Neejay]

well id like to give an update that i fixed the problem. Turned out to be a bad ground from the battery to chassis. when i made new ground works great now.

Thanks for the update. I'll double check mine too. How did you test to see if that was the problem?

[lilskyline240]

tested the resistance between negative batt terminal and diff places on the chassis

[Neejay]

tested the resistance between negative batt terminal and diff places on the chassis

Would me getting shocked as Im getting out of my car be a sign of a bad ground?

[240z4u]

Would me getting shocked as Im getting out of my car be a sign of a bad ground?

Unlikely.

Ben, I thought you had sorted this ground problem out when we talked last summer or whenever it was??

[lilskyline240]

Unlikely.

Ben, I thought you had sorted this ground problem out when we talked last summer or whenever it was??

the ground problem i had before was i wasnt gettin any thing to work until i ran a line from battery to block. But i guess my ground wire from battery to chassis wasnt that great. I never really noticed the hard hot start problem because i would only drive my car once a month maybe. But since i totalled the VW and the 240 became my daily ive found out these little problems ive been fixing one by one

[Neejay]

hmm...mine appears fine at least. Looks to be going from the battery -> bolt on battery tray -> engine mount bracket bolt

[lilskyline240]

try running a ground from your trans to the chassis. since the starter is grounded off the trans it might help