1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass starter gets hot and motor shuts do

176,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JIMPATRIC8
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vehicle turns over great when cold and starts when it gets to normal operating temp vehicle shuts off starter extreamly hot wlii starter shut down my engine
Aug 9, 2010 at 1:06 PM
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RASMATAZ
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The starter motor only operates for a few secs to engage the engine that's it, it will not shut down the engine-there's something else is wrong
Aug 9, 2010 at 2:39 PM
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