overheating then no starter
 

So a few days ago I was on a back road up in the mountains and my car overheated. But it didn't just overheat, it overheated then bogged out and died. I went to try to start it and all I hear was a click. So I thought ok so I overheated my starter, then I waited half an hour and the same thing. So we roll started it and I drove it home. Haven't driven it since. So the starter just clicks now when I start it. Problem started when it overheated.

My 89 Firebird started to do the same thing after a hard ride through the mountains. It refused to turn over at first but started after a cool down. The starter went tango uniform not long after. I can only suppose the excessive heat damaged the solenoid somehow. It worked in a cool condition but never warm. I can only supose the engine overheat vs hot engine has speedup up the process.

it dont work at all lol

My lingered for years, was out of the country mostly but not long after returning full time it failed for good. I think the overheat damaged the starter somehow. You can take it out and test it or you can apply power directly. If it is ok, a relay must be bad. Have you checked the solenoid?

and how do i check the solenoid?

Your problem could be the starter/solenoid, could be old wiring, could be bad connections somewhere.... Pull the starter out, go bench test it at an auto parts store, and post back with the results. We can help you more once we start narrowing down the problem.

If you have the required voltages on the starter hot leads I would put a socket & ratchet on the harmonic balancer and make sure that the engine hasn't seized.
Driving one hot enough to shut down is a very bad thing, I have seen many in that condition that locked up tight, sad but true...
My 2 cents :mad:

I agree.... PLEASE make sure to pull the EFI fuse or, better yet, disconnect the battery first!!!!!!

something you're taught in auto school, unplug the negative battery and remove the fuel injection fuse/fuel pump, and hopefully that bad boy turns when you take the ratched to it ;;

If he seized it from that initial drive, would he be able to bump start it?

It's an easy enough test to see if it turns over by hand, so I'd do that first. If that checks out fine, then try Bill UK's test. If still no start, take it in to get tested.

Any feedback on this supraluver4life ?

So i just changed out the starter and it fired right up. Then i tore apart the old starter and solenoid and the windings had come apart and sieze against the shaft. Seems like that starter had a bad life lmfao. Im not sure how it happened but i know it blew the fuse at the same time. So im assuming a a large power surge somehow and it had just enough time to fry the started before blowing the fuse. Thank you all for the help though. I really appreciate it.

overheating then no starter
 

Hi!
I really recommend the relay mod to the starter as mentioned in this forum ,-fitted it myself to my car-what a difference!!- basically there are not enough amps going through the small wire to kick in the solenoid , so it just clicks and clicks and clicks .