Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Please help with no start condition?

[Charles Perry (charles]

My Corvette did this for years before I found what it was, although
unlike yours, mine was a warm-start problem. It ended up being a poor
electrical connection from the battery to the solenoid. Like you, if I
waited, the car would start immediately. 

The problem was that the wire was bad to begin with (from age, and some
exposure to water), so as I drove the car and the wire heated up, so did
its resistance increase. When I went to leave my next destination, there
was no longer enough voltage, even with a strong battery, to get the
solenoid to engage because of the high wire resistance. If I left for
two hours and came back, letting the wire cool and the resistance drop,
it would start immediately.

It was frustrating and embarrassing for years. Could not find a pro
mechanic who could figure it out. Luckily, it did it in my driveway one
morning which gave me the opportunity to put it up on stands and start
checking the electrical myself.

-- charles



-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Reynolds [mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:54 PM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Please help with no start condition?

Dear Listers,
        
Dear Gentle Listers,
        Wife's car has a stubborn and reoccuring problem.  She puts
ignition key in, turns, no start. No cranking noise.  BUT, most of the
time the car starts right up like it's supposed to.  
        Last Saturday she just drove from home to a clothing exchange,
maybe a 6 or 7 minute trip.  Parked car, did whatever, came out, tried
repeatedly, car no start.  I came over, put key in ignition, varoom.
Starts right up.  Turned off car, tried again, started again.  Towed to
repair facility, they couldn't duplicate the no start problem.  Picked
up the car, had to start it twice, no problem.  Took car to her work so
she could drive it home.  Guess what?  Yep. No start.  I couldn't even
start it. Called tow truck, driver says when he got to the repair
facility he was able to start it right up.
??????
Car is '90 Acura Integra GS hatchback. Starting system (alternator,
battery, starter, etc.) was pronounced OKAY.  Help?
Thanks,
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
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