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Re: Sticky Starter Solenoid?
> Of late, when starting my E28 (particularly when cold), the engine fires
> up fine, but I hear the starter continue to turn, clashing with the teeth on
> my flywheel (manual tranny). I quickly kill the ignition, start again, and
> all's well. Even noted once when I killed the ignition, the engine continue
> to turn over via the starter.
> Sticky solenoid, or some kind of lockout/electrical problem in my ignition
> switch?
I solved this with a new starter motor, it's a common
problem. The motor is so hard to replace I wouldn't like to
try and guess a fix only to have to remove it again a few
weeks later. Get a Bosch reccon starter, a good investment
for a car with 105K miles like yours.
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