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starter relay problems #778892 08/20/10 02:06 PM 08/20/10 02:06 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee cole63b OP member
cole63b OP member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee	the starter relay on my duster keeps going bad. anyone know what could cause this? the one that is on the car now has been on there for 1 week and it just quit while i was in town today

Re: starter relay problems [Re: cole63b] #778893 08/20/10 02:17 PM 08/20/10 02:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Are you sure that the relay is what is going out. Have you cleaned the battery posts and cable clamps and made sure that they are clean and tight. If they are corroded the result will a lot of the time be a clicking of the starter. Same if the battery itself is marginal or is not receiving a good charge from the alternator. It could be that changing the relay is temporarily 'fixing' the problem by your juggling connections. Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks. But: Don't fix it, if it Works!

Re: starter relay problems [Re: MoparforLife] #778894 08/20/10 02:20 PM 08/20/10 02:20 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee cole63b OP member
cole63b OP member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee	Yeah i am positive it is the relay. It did it to me last week and i replaced it and it started fine. went to autozone and when i got back in the car it wouldnt do anything no click or anything. same thing it did last time. i jumped the relay and it fired right up. new battery, new cables everything seems good. im new at all this type of stuff and confused on what is going on.

Re: starter relay problems [Re: cole63b] #778895 08/20/10 02:24 PM 08/20/10 02:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,924 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,924 Grand Prairie,Texas	Next time it happens try starting the car in neutral. It sounds like your shift linkage is a llttle out of adjustment not letting the neutral saftey switch to work.

Re: starter relay problems [Re: stumpy] #778896 08/20/10 02:26 PM 08/20/10 02:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee cole63b OP member
cole63b OP member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee	I had the car in neutral when i tried it. it is a 4 speed tranny.

Re: starter relay problems [Re: cole63b] #778897 08/20/10 02:31 PM 08/20/10 02:31 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 238 MS, USA K killercoronet enthusiast
killercoronet enthusiast K Joined: May 2008 Posts: 238 MS, USA	If your buying them from Auto Zone, thats probably your problem. I have had countless bad experiences with AZ's starters, and parts, they aren't worth a flip!

Re: starter relay problems [Re: killercoronet] #778898 08/20/10 03:32 PM 08/20/10 03:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee cole63b OP member
cole63b OP member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee	yeah that is where i got it from. guess ill just order one thanks everyone

Re: starter relay problems [Re: cole63b] #778899 08/20/10 06:29 PM 08/20/10 06:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,924 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,924 Grand Prairie,Texas	Are you getting the one for the 4 speed or the automatic. There is a difference and sometimes the parts store guys don't look close enough.

Re: starter relay problems [Re: stumpy] #778900 08/20/10 06:38 PM 08/20/10 06:38 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee cole63b OP member
cole63b OP member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 tennessee	I think i know what caused it to go bad but it just leads me to another issue im unsure about.

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