I should probably wait to receive the shop manual I have ordered for my newly purchased '35 Commander, but I can't do much until I have the following problem figured out. The car is equipped with the Startix automatic starting system. As I understand it, the Startix has two relays, the first of which will send power to the starter as soon as the key is turned on (on other cars I have owned with the Startix, the clutch pedal also needs to be depressed. On this car the Startix will engage no matter the position of the clutch pedal). Once the engine starts and current is flowing from the generator, the other relay tells the Startix to stop sending power to the starter.
On this car, even after the engine starts, the startix continues to send power to the starter and it keeps trying to engage, so I'm afraid if I keep the engine running I'm going to be doing damage to the starter drive and the flywheel. Am I correct in thinking that this tells me that the generator is not operating properly and not providing enough current to energize that second relay?
Did this car come originally equipped with another starter button? I'm sure that once I get the shop manual I'll be able to figure out a way to bypass the Startix (I really don't like it much). Other cars I've had with Startix also had secondary starter buttons.
Should there be a switch on the clutch pedal to prevent the starter from engaging while in gear? This seems to me to be really unsafe and an oversight in engineering if there is no switch. On the other cars I've owned with Startix, the owner's manual specifically says the Startix will not work until the clutch pedal was depressed.
Thanks. Tom
On this car, even after the engine starts, the startix continues to send power to the starter and it keeps trying to engage, so I'm afraid if I keep the engine running I'm going to be doing damage to the starter drive and the flywheel. Am I correct in thinking that this tells me that the generator is not operating properly and not providing enough current to energize that second relay?
Did this car come originally equipped with another starter button? I'm sure that once I get the shop manual I'll be able to figure out a way to bypass the Startix (I really don't like it much). Other cars I've had with Startix also had secondary starter buttons.
Should there be a switch on the clutch pedal to prevent the starter from engaging while in gear? This seems to me to be really unsafe and an oversight in engineering if there is no switch. On the other cars I've owned with Startix, the owner's manual specifically says the Startix will not work until the clutch pedal was depressed.
Thanks. Tom
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