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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / February 2007'89 Probe Staring Problem
So here is my story, On wednesday I left work, picked up the g/f and went to the grocery store. i went back out and my wonderful car would not start. i thought that it was the vattery so i pulled out my good ol booster pack, hooked it up and tried starting it again...nothing. so i ended up leaving it in that parking lot. by then it was about 8pm. i returned the next morning to get some stuff out and tried to start it again. but this time it worked. i couldnt move it at the time but came back about 2 hours later and drove it to my office. then drove it around 2 hours after that. then left work and it wouldnt start. that was yesterday. so today i have tried about every two hours to start it and get nothing but a clicking noise and the hiss of the fuel pump. the lights, radio, wipers, heater fan, everything electrical works. i think it may be the starter but dont want it to be... any insight on this one folks? 89 ford probe 4cly. not turbo 5 spd. > So here is my story, > On wednesday I left work, picked up the g/f and went to the grocery [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > 4cly. not turbo > 5 spd. I had a similar problem on a different car. Turned out that the starter itself was working itself loose. Found that out as I was replacing it with another starter. GK >> So here is my story, >> On wednesday I left work, picked up the g/f and went to the grocery [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > GK Had a similar problem with '91 Lincoln- turned out to be a bad ground due to the way the starter was wired and corrosion getting to it. The replacement starter included a different connector and instructions for modifying the wiring. >So here is my story, >On wednesday I left work, picked up the g/f and went to the grocery [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >4cly. not turbo >5 spd. I would clean and check the battery cable connections at both ends first. If this doesn't help then you are probably on the right track with thinking it is a bad starter. Steve B. > So here is my story, > On wednesday I left work, picked up the g/f and went to the grocery [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > think it may be the starter but dont want it to be... any insight on > this one folks? 1) battery cables/connections. Connection at the starter too. 2) battery/alternator is dying slowly. 3) starter is dying. Clean the connections, charge the battery. try again. If it works then it might be a good idea to make sure the battery is charging ok. Another thing to check might be the current draw of the starter. It might be on it's way out. The starter is not in the greatest spot on that car's mazda twin, but it can be replaced without dismantaling a bunch of stuff as I recall. Anyway, connections are usually the problem before any of the parts.
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