Replace the relay. Its cheap and easy. They do go out. In this case, if it were the starter itself, I would expect some other warning. If you don't want to replace the relay, at least clean the connections to it. If they are dirty the same symptoms will occur.
I have replaced starters on these cars when it was the relay all the time, and vice versa. I have also run into trouble with the wiring from the relay to the starter. I vote for cheap and easy every time, unless I have reason to suspect something else. I generally don't like to throw parts at the car when I have trouble, but I will to replace commonly troublesome parts without too many questions.
Paul W.
I was out tooling around in my 60 Crown today running a few errands. It was cool today, temp right around 70F. The car ran perfectly throughout the day until the last stop. I ran into the local
WalMart to pick up some film I had developed and when I came out, she was dead. The temp gauge never moved more than 1/3 of the way to hot the whole day. I had stopped, parked and restarted the car 4 times within a span of about 20 minutes and had driven maybe 6 miles or so. When I turned the key to start, nothing happened at all. I ran through the pushbuttons figuring maybe the neutral switch was hung up or maybe the pushbuttons themselves. Everything electrical worked at normal speed...windows, wipers, etc. Dejectedly, I hoofed it on home...fortunately I was only a mile or so from home. About an hour later I went back to the car, turned the key and she started right up. The starter spun at normal revolutions.
Anybody got a clue as to what might have happened? I'm thinking either the starter or solenoid overheated but starting the car 4 times in a half hour or so shouldn't overheat them.
There is no corrosion on either the battery or the starter.
Thanx
Tom
60 4
dr Crown Southampton
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