starter prob

[maitai69691]

lately ive ben haveing a prob with the car starting.the just goes click clikck when you turn the key like if the battery is dead so i jumped it all good.some times when i first go out to strt it it will fire right up no prob.the prob usaly happen during the day when its hot out side hardly ever at night when it cooler out. Are our stairters known for get heat soake, or could my battery be going bad its a red top i got for free and had to be recharged but the volt guage reads 12v befor i try to start.Also some times it will start right up ill drive to where im going come out after im done and then clickclickclick.or could it be a bad ground.

 

[PROJECT N00b]

try getting a new battery first, if not check some fuses.

 

[noah89t]

i was having the same problems, when it is hot out my car won't start after i have gone somewhere. bishop encouraged me to change my starter contacts which are 10.00 from watson. i did that but i haven't had to drive the car yet during the day, but i started it a few times in the driveway and it responds quicker.
the contacts are very easy to change once the starter is out. i am also looking at my grounds and a new optima but i am having trouble finding reverse posts

 

[supraguy@aol]

yup, its your starter contacts, in the solenoid

 

[maitai69691]

are you rfering to the ends on the wires or on the starter as far as the starter is new

 

[noah89t]

referring to the contacts on the starter. the ends of the wires could probably use a good wire brushing. with a small wire brush

 

[l_galyean07]

just a suggestion. sounds kinda like something that happened to me but it might not apply. does your security alarm go off when you unlock your car?

 

[Cedrock15]

i had this problem, got a new neutral safety switch. Problem fixed for a year, 2 months ago it resurfaced (just in time for summer) I took off the small cable that clips on starter and cleaned it off (had oil on it) and sparayed electrical parts cleaner on it and the starter. Since then its worked fine. I'd recommend cleaning the cable and try adjusting your neutral safety switch b/c it might be a tad off. Also whenever it doesnt start try going through the gears or rocking the car in neutral to see if it helps.