huntingman2706217

its this 87 4 banger i got for parts... was messing with it to see if itll start and it will!!! with alittle starting fluid itll run... but the dang starter wont quit trying to start it! just keeps going and going... even if i turn the key all the way back off! i have to run up and unhook the jumper cables and battery cables... i think its some kind of relay sticking somewhere... or maybe the ignition switch is sticking? i dunno... wanted to get some ideas...


EDIT... new found info... its a 85... not 87.. dude had no idea what he was selling me i guess and it didnt really matter to me cause i got it for parts... but that means i dont need a title!

Neo101288

check your relays and fuses but the worst is you might have to get a new starter

huntingman2706217

theres what looks like some kind of solenoid next to the battery that clicks and pops when i put the battery cable back on... also even if i unhook the battery cables and put them right back on itll keep trying to start... lol... ill have to wait a second before i can stick them back on...

huntingman2706217

wouldnt be the starter cause something is still sending power to the starter... oh wait... if the solenoid is sticking on the starter and its a starter with the solenoid on it... it could be... im not replacing a starter unless it dirt cheap... lol

huntingman2706217

the starter is solinoidless... its on the firewall and now it wont even try and start anymore... think it burned up...

auburn4193

i know this is off-topic to the stated problem.. but in my 2000 xj you have to turn the key to run for a few seconds till the dash lights go out to crank it when its cold or if it has been sitting for a few hours or it takes forever to start. if i forget to turn it to run then if i just put the gas pedal all the way down it will start.. what could cause that?

huntingman2706217

thats off topic and thread jacking... should try and start your own... its easy...

Neo101288

so you need a new solinod?

huntingman2706217

i think so... i dont wanna go buy a new one... theres a 4 banger in the JY but im not sure what year it is... probly not this old... nobody carries in stock so probly just say to heck with it... i dont need it driving around really...

huntingman2706217

well i cant even jump the starter... it wont start now cause the starter welded itself on the inside somewhere... guess it was the starter solenoid that was sticking and caused the starter wiring to overheat inside and weld itself to the case or something... im not fixing it... lol... at least i know itll run...

mike albo

The thing next to the battery is the stater seliniod relay.My 87 was doing the same thing.The seliniod on the starter was going bad and was not disengadgeing,so it was trying to turn the motor over when it was allready running.I ended up getting a starter off of an 89 at my local salvage yard.Haven't had any problems sinse.

huntingman2706217

thanks... pretty much figured it out after messing with it most of the day... but im not sure its worth getting a starter and solenoid for it just to show people it runs... its for parts... so ill probly just leave it alone... lol

truckntractorhick

pop start! (if its stick)

Neo101288

you could probly update that starter to the one with built in solinod sounds like thought the starter is weld ingaged to the flywheel and after it kept run it fried the solinod

iranoob17

hey i am haveing starting problems too. it sounds like the wire running to your stater the small ( should be green one ) is getting juice continuousness so i would pull it off your relay then turn your key to the running spot then i would touch that to your positive and see if that works. but thats just me if it dose your stater relay is bad. i am also having problems with my current at my stater being off. i am trying a third new stater tommro but i am not getting my 12.5 volts at my stater with my small green wire. and i don,t why? dose anybody know why?