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From: bea@alice.UUCP (Bea Chambers)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: another strange starting problem
Message-ID: <4174@alice.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 20:34:52 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 18 20:34:52 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 21:03:16 EDT
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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?