pat406ci Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I just got a 91 legacy. Its been sitting in a yard for almost a year. When you turn the key, nothing happens, not even a clicking sound from the starter. I've charged the battery and tested good. I've been trying to diagnose the problem with a voltmeter, and the ignition is not getting any juice. The starter gets full 12V at the + terminal, however, the other terminal on the starter (start terminal) gets no voltage at all. I replaced the starter with a new one from autozone. The car started right up and run great. Took it for a test drive around the block and it died on me. Now i'm back to the same problem. No voltage again at the start terminal on the starter. I don't want to spend another $100 on a new starter again without diagnosing what's causing the starter to go bad. Could it be the ignition? I don't know where to go from here. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Try unplugging the smal wire, and jumpering the S terminal to the B+ terminal with a screwdriver, if it turns over, the problem is not the starter. I'd suspect corrosion on the solenoid terminal, possibly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Since you stated that the 'start terminal' had no voltage when you tested it, this could mean there is an ignition switch problem or a problem with the inhibit switch if you have an automatic. I assume you tested that terminal while trying to start it with the key in the start position. If you didn't, then you need to try that test again but it would seem that the starter has been eliminated as the problem now. That voltage is used to energize the solenoid coil of the starter. It turns on the motor and engages the bendix to the flywheel to turn the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBrat84 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Fusable links? try jumping the starter like hondasucks said .. it works even better if you have an ignition bypass but a screwdriver will work in a pinch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat406ci Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 jumped the starter like you guys said and the car cranks just fine but no start. I checked for voltage coming into the ignition switch underneath the dash and there was none. kept tracing the wire into the fuse box under the hood. There is one jumper wire inside the box, it had voltage on one side and none on the other which made no sense. the middle of the wire was eaten or melted away and it was only held together by little bit of outer wire cover. I stripped the wire and tied it together and car starts and runs just like it should again. Thanks a lot for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 It sounds like the wire got damaged somehow. Good troubleshooting and thanks for the feedback. Edit: Now that I read your post again I think you are talking about a fusible link. You need to replace that with the same color link if it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBrat84 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 That is definately a fusable link.. if you can't find any at a junkyard or a subaru dealer I can send you one.. what color is it? I think the ignition one is green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat406ci Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 I will try and post a pic of it later on today with my temporary fix. Thanks so much for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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