Re: 94 Caravan Starter "****m"?

"Steve" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Sara Brown wrote:
> > Hello...I am still having the same problem with my Caravan as a month
> > or two ago..You turn the key and solenoid clicks but that`s
> > all..Usually after 5-20 times it will start..We`ve gone down the list
> > and checked all the normal stuff and nothing has fixed it (Battery,
> > ground, starter motor, relay..etc)..Today some guy at the 7-11 said he
> > had the problem once and the starter motor needed to be
> > "****mmed"..I`ve never heard of this..Any input will be appreciated
>
> ****mming a starter that binds is a Chevrolet design deficiency that was
> ubiquitous in the 70s and 80s. The Nippondenso starter in your Caravan
> needs new solenoid contacts.
>

I had an 88 with the starter that had the solenoid contacts easily
accessible
on the starter.  I went to order new when the starter quit about 350 miles
from home, but they were 'out of them'.  Anyway, there was a 'bar' in the
assembly that was very pitted on one side, so when I put it back together
I flipped it over the clean side.  It worked fine, and while I bought the
parts
when I got home, the new bar and the two bolts were still in a baggie in
the glove box when the van was gotten rid of almost 100K miles later.

Might pay to take it apart and actually see what's going on, and what
could easily be done.