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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: england uk
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hot starter motor?
I have a problem when trying to restart my early 85 944 once i have done any distance and the engine is hot. The car starts fine from cold but once the engine is hot i have to wait a long while for it to cool before it will start again. if i try to start it when the engine is still hot all that happens is you can hear the fuel pump whirring but the starter doesn't kick in. Is this a common fault? I thought it may be the starter solenoid heating up but before I start taking things apart I wonder if it was another 944 "classic" problem. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated also if repairs are going to destroy my Visa card I would also like to know.
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07-21-2003, 12:40 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Check your battery cables and grounds. When the cables corrode the resistence goes high and the car becomes hard to start. I just went through the same thing and ended up making new cables and the problem went away for a while. The starter did eventually have to be replaced though.
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07-21-2003, 07:21 AM
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Cables, battery, starter.
All wear out.
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07-21-2003, 08:43 AM
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
