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94 astro van. 4.3l v6, been having issues lately with the starter clicking and then not bumping over. after a few tries and/or taps, it usually goes, figured it was the sylinoid going out, and i would run it till i could afford a new one.
New symptom, sometimes upon clicking, the starter gear would disengage but continue to spin…. not sure how that works, first time experiance for me, but after a bit it would decide to quit on its own, 2 minutes of free spin max… key in off position by the way.
new and final symptom. started fine, driving on interstate. random shutoff of van. lost all electrical power, no accererys, guages, radio, nothing. rolled to a stop on the side of the road, turned key off…turned back on, all electrical devices worked….minus the starter, no click. nothing.
Question. is it possible for a silinoid to “burnout” without activating it via ignition key…and could it cause a relay or something to shutdown the entire elecrical system?
should I just replace the starter. (2nd time i have had issues…not like this though, just the typical get out with a hammer to fix it problem) or should i dig deeper and inspect for a different type of problem, aka ignition switch or elsewhere? the previous owner had installed and removed a remote starter or secerity system or something. the wires for it are still under the dash, but organised and sealed off well..no bare wires showing that i can see at a glance without touching it too much. i don’t like digging in other peoples rat nests if i can help it.
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