Starter Issues

[hkestes41]

Well for multiple reasons (mainly my lazy butt) my car has sat for over a year waiting on me to finish up a clutch change. Finally have the clutch replaced.

 

Of course the battery was dead, so went to jump it. As soon as I hooked up the jumper cable the starter started spinning. Key not on, starter button not pushed. Pulled the jumper cable off and it stopped. Every time I hook up the jumper cable it tries to start immediately. 

 

I am electrically challenged, so would appreciate any recommendations on what to work on first.

[Robert Horne]

Sounds like the starter relay/solenoid is stuck closed...

[BobT-47P15]

Might try tapping kind of gently on the solenoid to jar it  loose.......

[hkestes41]

Yeah Bob gave that a try after reading Robert's post to no avail. So I went to Autozone and picked up a new one, but I didn't have time to swap it out before heading to Cincinnati. My youngest daughter is graduating from the University of Cincinnati on Saturday with a Lighting Design Degree. Thank goodness, she can stop adding to my debt.

 

Anyway, I need to get things straightened out so I can try to get the bodywork done and get some paint on it before June 14th. That is the date for the Cross Members Hot Rod 100 reliability run starting from the Dallas area and the Oklahoma City area meeting at Lake Murray State Park in Ardmore, OK.  http://hotrodhundred.com/regional-events/north-texas-june-14-2014/

 

They just held the SW Missouri version starting in Springfield around the Stockton Lake area. They had something like 60+ cars participate.

 

Anybody that is in the North Texas / Oklahoma City area that wants to participate, I would encourage you to join us.