86 Nissan Sentra XE

Tiny
DIANMARA
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  • 1986 NISSAN SENTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 175,000 MILES
I have an 86 nissan sentra xe automatic 1.6 L. The starter was making a horrible grinding noise and then went to start one day and nothing. I replaced the starter. The starter I bought the solenoid was on the opposite side from the original and the gears was mush bigger. But everything else lined up. So it was installed, worked for 2 days with grinding sounding worse, went to start it up, and the wires began to smoke. Repaired all the wires and it still did not start. Took the starter in and it tested fine. The starter was mounted back in and it worked. Two days later, it quit again. Pulled that starter out, replaced with another starter that was identical to the original, checked all fusible links, relays, and fuses. Could the coil wire going to the distributor cap cause the starter to short or burn out? If it is not holding tight?
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 AT 3:55 AM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Have the ignition switched checked. Seems it is not releasing after cranking and this would keep the starter running which would cause it to fail. When grinding noise occurs, turne the ignition key back slightly and see if the noise goes away. Does ignition key seem not to return easily?
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 AT 1:53 PM

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