Starter Sales and Rebuilding

If you become aware of your cars starter making noise that doesn’t sound right to you it would be a good idea to find out what the problem is before you get stranded somewhere in the middle of a busy day.

Slow cranking can be caused by your battery, battery cables or the starter. You can usually get your battery checked to free anywhere that  sells batteries. If the battery is good you need to check all the connections. It would also be a good idea to check the voltage at the starter end of the large cable that runs from the battery to the solenoid to make sure that you are getting the full voltage to the starter.

If you hear a clicking but the starter is not turning the engine over there is a good possibility that the problem is with the solenoid switch not connecting the power from the battery to the starter motor when it kicks in. Again make sure that the battery and the cables are not the problem. You cay try jumping the two large lugs on your starter solenoid with a screw driver to see if the starter motor will run without engaging the solenoid. Be sure to put the car in park and set the parking brake first.

Another problem that might come up is the starter motor not disengaging with the flywheel. This usually makes a lot of noise and causes a lot of wear on the starter gear and the starter bushings by spinning the starter motor at high speeds.

Some times the starter doesn’t disengage even after the engine comes to a stop. If you have a manual transmission you can try leaving the car in great and rocking it forward and back to release the starter from the flywheel.

If you have eliminated the battery, cables and connections as the possible problem you will need to check the solenoid and starter for problems. I will cover this in another post that is more specific to trouble shooting each component.

It is best in most cases to where you trace the problem to the starter or the solenoid to replace them with a new or rebuilt unit.

I just wanted to let you know that we have a contact page set up now so you can get ahold of us with your questions and information on starters that we don’t have listed in the shopping cart area yet.

                                           Starter Sales Contact Page

Thanks,           Ken

I am still working on the setting up this new web site, but I am making some progress with it. I am sure glad that we are having this long week end so I will have time to work on it.

I will be putting up a form later today so you can send me comments and questions about our replacement starters. I only have a few or the starters listed so far and I will be adding more daily. If you need a starter that is not listed on the web site, Please contact me through the new form.

Thanks, Ken

It is easy to spend hundreds of dollars to hire a mechanic to look for some electrical problem in your automobile, but many times the only problem is that you have a blown fuse that shuts down part of the electrical system in your car.

Some times your radio won’t work, some of the lights won’t work, or blinkers quit working for no reason. Some cars and trucks even have an overload system on the ignition system that can act like starter problems.

Before you take your car in for that expensive repair you should at least take the time to check the car’s fuses to see if that is the reason you are having problems.

A blown fuse could be the root of several different problems, and you could end up saving a lot of money if you catch it yourself. Even an honest shop will have to charge you for shop time with base rates set at $50 or more and that money would be better off left in your pocket if you can spot the problem before you take your car in for repairs.

The purpose of a fuse is to make a bridge circuit from the power source to the object being powered. Sometimes it connects several powered objects. For example, one fuse in your fuse box could send power to your turn signals, running lights, and brake lights with just one fuse.

A fuse can only handle so much power before blowing. This is to protect the objects being powered in the circuit. Car fuses work on the same principle as a surge protector. When a power surge runs through the fuse, it blows without allowing the excess power to melt your wiring or burn up something more expensive that might not stand up to the power surge. A fuse is simply a safeguard against extra power. When this fuse blows, the circuit is incomplete, and the rest of the circuit will not receive the power surge.

Today more than ever it is important to be able to depend on your cars starting system. You can’t afford to be stranded in the middle of a busy day because your cars starter decides to give out on you. In fact it  really isn’t worth the hassle of trying to rely on a car that won’t start for you when you need it to pick up the kids or make it to a meeting on time.

If you’re experiencing trouble with car starters or truck starters come to our online store and see if we have a replacement starter that will work for you.

I amworking to get the online store stocked now so if you need a starter for something that isn’t listed just contact me by email and I will let you know what I can do for you.