Faulty Start Button

[kiwi 2-11]

I have a problem with my "BIG RED START BUTTON". It works only intermittently, often taking 10 or more pushes for it the car to start.

Has anybody else experienced a simliar problem, and what is the fix??

I have pulled it apart, with no obvious faults.

Edited March 5, 2009 by kiwi 2-11

[Mr.Oz]

Are you sure it's the button? Take a DVOM (digital volt/ohm meter) and test it. A faulty starter solenoid can give the same symptoms.

Take a test light to the activation wire on the solenoid while someone hits the button. If it does not crank and you have power there you have a bad solenoid.....no power you have a bad button.

[Nick Adams]

Good advice, let me know what you find. Nick

[kiwi 2-11]

Good advice, let me know what you find. Nick

The problem is in the actual button assembly. There is a small microswitch under the red button...this works 100%, but it appears that the red button is not making consistant contact with the mircoswitch. I have to push the button either on the top right or bottom centre for the car to start..frustrating. Visually there appears to be nothing wrong with it.

Edited March 8, 2009 by kiwi 2-11

[Nick Adams]

OK, thanks Paul, drop me your address and I will pop a replacement in the post to you free of charge. Please send me the dead switch back when you have recieved the replacement so that I can find out what has gone wrong and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Thanks, Nick

[kiwi 2-11]

Excellent Nick,

My address is:

Paul Wilton

77 Grant Rd,

Thorndon,

Wellington

New Zealand 6011.

Kind regards

Paul

[kiwi 2-11]

Hi Nick,

I hope you are on the mend.

I was wondering if you had dispatched the starter button to me yet? The problem is a lot worse now , and I have had to dismantle the starter panel in order to start the engine.

Many thanks

Paul

[tr@iko.lu]

..what happened to me is a real "MIRACOLO" ...but I sure there must be a logical explanation..

The engine started when I was turning the key ...(not pushing the big red)

I was chating in the starting line with an official...and when he told me to go by inadvertance I turned the key and the miracolo heppened the engine started ...I was so surprised that I tried again ....It worked again ...????

I was worried thinking that maybe the "Bendix" is remaining on ...but no that was not the case ...

It made it again 2 weeks later when I tried ...but not anymore....

Regards

Tam

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thats really odd - according to the wiring diagram the "start" position on the key shouldn't even be wired!

Maybe the big red button is a bit faulty and was "on" so when you turned the key it started?

No idea but be interesting to see if there is any wires connected there...