urnotthesameina928

I 'm facing an occassional no start situation when my 79 Euro is fully warmed up or in traffic to get nice and hot. When I shut down and return to start up moments later a no start situation occurs, no sounds of any kind... I need to wait 5 or more mins and then all is ok. All lights fuction, good battery, no relay since its a 5speed, ignition switch seems ok when turned. Again this only happens when car is hot. Best guess is my starter solenoid... so is there a way of protecting these starters /solenoid from the heat that someone has come up with. Should I try to protect this or a new one from the heat?,..has this been done by anyone?.

SharkSkin

Sounds like you need a new starter and/or solenoid. The starter is not especially close to the exhaust, and gets plenty of air even with the belly pan in place.

WallyP

I would be more suspicious of the wire harness that operates the starter solenoid.

Start by cleaning the 14-pole connector near the jump start terminal. If that doesn't help, you might want to try adding a parallel wire to the small terminal on the starter, running it up to the vicinity of the jump start terminal. Leave the end loose, making sure that the end can't short out to anything. When/if the starter refuses to work again, make SURE that the transmission is in neutral, and just touch the end of the added wire to the jump start terminal. If the starter spins, the problem is in the wiring, not the starter or solenoid.