Starter wont disengage...

[skywalker]

I just finished my T-5 swap and once i spliced together the neutral start switch, it started...but hte starter won't disengage...bad as you can imagine. Anyone got any bright idea's?

 

[none67]

i can't help you. but may i ask what happened?

 

[skywalker]

Nothing in particular...since I cut it off VERY quickly.

Oh...here's the other thing I should mention. it is starting int he acc position, not when i turn the ignition switch all the way over to start.

 

[monk302]

Nothing in particular...since I cut it off VERY quickly.

Oh...here's the other thing I should mention. it is starting int he acc position, not when i turn the ignition switch all the way over to start.

Did you use a mini starter from a newer 5.0 with the externally mounted solenoid? If you did you have to rewire it differently to the solenoid. Let me know if you did so I can explain the wiring to you.

 

[skywalker]

Negative. I used the starter I had on there (i had a C-4 in it previously.)

I noticed earlier that if i seperate the neutral start safety wires after it starts, the starter disengages though...hrmm.weirdness.

 

[monk302]

Alright, I don't think I can offer any advice then since you are not using the new one. Good luck figuring this out.

 

[gingerbreadman]

In a stock application a bad solinoid or more likely a weak battery can cause the starter to stick engaged.... If it was the battery weak you may have fried your soloind contacts inside while it stayed in run.....

does it do it all the time?????

charge the battery and try again


-gbm-

 

[GaPonyFarm]

The neutral safety switch is not merely an on/off operation... its an ignition circuit on/off with a starter circuit on/off switch. Splicing the wires is not the fix... You need to get out your wiring diagram and rethread the unneeded wiring into the total circuit to disable the function.

 

[gingerbreadman]

Oh...here's the other thing I should mention. it is starting int he acc position, not when i turn the ignition switch all the way over to start.

If this was a steering coloume mounted ignition switch/key id suggest adjusting it (yes theres an adjustment on some, its on the switch itself not the key) but since im pretty sure 68 was still mounted on the dash id check some wiring out there, have you done more wiring then we know of here??? if you have the solinoid being powered by a "acc" wire then your starter is gonna act like it is......


-gbm-

 

[skywalker]

It was a bad ign switch. Go figure. Car drives great! I love the 5-spd!