Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site poseidon.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!ariel!mtunf!mtunh!mtuxo!pegasus!phoenix!poseidon!josie From: josie@poseidon.UUCP (Jack Gross) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: another strange starting problem Message-ID: <1268@poseidon.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 12:30:49 EDT Article-I.D.: poseidon.1268 Posted: Tue Aug 20 12:30:49 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 03:22:52 EDT References: <4174@alice.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 29 >I have a 1981 Datsun 310GX, manual transmission. We have had intermittant >starting problems since we have had the car. It does not matter if the car is >cold or warm. When I turn the key, silence. Luckily, this once happened >at the Datsun dealer and they replaced the starter motor ( under warantee). >Well, we went through 4 starter motors, all free, but still had the >problem. My clever husband figured out that if this happens, put the car >in 2nd gear, and rock the car. Well, that works every time. I now have 45000 >miles on the car and the starting problem is as intermittent as it ever was. >Sometimes we can go for several weeks without a problem and sometimes it will >happen every other day for a while. Since we can always start the car by >rocking it in gear, I really don't care about getting it fixed. I am only >posting this for interest....and maybe this strange fix will bail out >someone else? This sounds like your starter safety switch is either flaky or just out of adjustment. When you rock the car you are moving the switch so the contacts close. This switch is on both automatic and manual transmissions to prevent you from start the engine in gear. Jack Gross AT&T Information Systems Lincroft, N.J. 07738 (201)576-6305