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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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Starter keeps running when motor is on, can you help ?
Sometimes just when key is turned to on position....


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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 03:14 AM
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Probably either the switch is bad or a short in the wiring.
 
Old Jun 18, 2010 | 04:07 AM
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Right off the top of my head I would say there is corrosion built up in the starter button and the contact is sticking.

Open up the switch housing and use a wire to jump the switch to see if the start stays engaged that way. It is a process of elemination... could be the starter... but I would start with the simplest things first.

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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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Remove the starter relay located on the fuse panel. Take the relay to a local auto parts store and get a replacement. Plug the new relay in and try again.If the problem remains unchanged, it mite be the switch.
 
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