here's the whole story.......
i had a stock delco starter on my car which got cooked during cam break in (at least that's what i suspect). starts fine cold, struggled big time when hot and would just barely start. i've dealt with this for years, and FINALLY decided to replace the starter. i bought a summit protorque starter. i got it all mounted on the block, checked clearance to make sure it was lined up properly (fit very well, no shims), and hooked up the wiring as follows:
-battery wire (from battery) and power supply for the ignition/accessories (2 wires with fusable links) to the batt. terminal on starter
-purple wire to the "s" terminal"
the only thing that i changed with the wiring was the end of the s terminal wire, as the stock wire with that little platic locating tab would not fit the way i needed it to on the new starter. just cut that off and put on a new eyelet.
all wired up, hit the key....nothing happens. no click, no anything. i had a friend under the car with a multimeter, and he said the s terminal was showing only 8.5-9V. we jumped the 2 terminals together, and the starter engages and operates as it should. afterwards, i try the key a few times, and it works fine every time. the next morning, hit the key again, no problem. button everything up, go to fire the car. i crank it for a few seconds to allow fuel to get to the carb, give the starter a few seconds of a break, hit the key again....nothing. last night i'm all over the net looking for anyone who had similar issues with this particular starter, but couldn't find anything. on my way back in the house, i hit the key just for the heck of it, it works! i hadn't moved anything or touched the car, other than checking power at various points trying to find the issue. i go out this morning, hit the key, nothing.
to me, it seems like it's an ignition related issue, or a neutral safety switch issue. but, the old starter had no problems like this what so ever....so it has me wondering if there's something i'm missing. any ideas?
i had a stock delco starter on my car which got cooked during cam break in (at least that's what i suspect). starts fine cold, struggled big time when hot and would just barely start. i've dealt with this for years, and FINALLY decided to replace the starter. i bought a summit protorque starter. i got it all mounted on the block, checked clearance to make sure it was lined up properly (fit very well, no shims), and hooked up the wiring as follows:
-battery wire (from battery) and power supply for the ignition/accessories (2 wires with fusable links) to the batt. terminal on starter
-purple wire to the "s" terminal"
the only thing that i changed with the wiring was the end of the s terminal wire, as the stock wire with that little platic locating tab would not fit the way i needed it to on the new starter. just cut that off and put on a new eyelet.
all wired up, hit the key....nothing happens. no click, no anything. i had a friend under the car with a multimeter, and he said the s terminal was showing only 8.5-9V. we jumped the 2 terminals together, and the starter engages and operates as it should. afterwards, i try the key a few times, and it works fine every time. the next morning, hit the key again, no problem. button everything up, go to fire the car. i crank it for a few seconds to allow fuel to get to the carb, give the starter a few seconds of a break, hit the key again....nothing. last night i'm all over the net looking for anyone who had similar issues with this particular starter, but couldn't find anything. on my way back in the house, i hit the key just for the heck of it, it works! i hadn't moved anything or touched the car, other than checking power at various points trying to find the issue. i go out this morning, hit the key, nothing.
to me, it seems like it's an ignition related issue, or a neutral safety switch issue. but, the old starter had no problems like this what so ever....so it has me wondering if there's something i'm missing. any ideas?