# Hot and not turning over **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, pickup\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715 "2010-10-22T23:53:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Art\_LeBrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Art\_LeBrun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Art_LeBrun)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/1 "2010-10-22T23:53:42Z")
When my 1991 Toyota p/u w/3.0 V-6 is fairly hot the starter will not turn over. Just a click. Starter and battery are excellent otherwise. I allow cooling 45-90 minutes then it starts right up. Any suggestions what to do? ---
**Author:** ![williamclang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/6f9a4e/32.png) [@williamclang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/williamclang)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/2 "2010-10-23T02:52:54Z")
How old is the battery and what’s the battery output? If the battery checks out OK the starting motor probably needs to be replaced. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_LeBrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Art\_LeBrun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Art_LeBrun)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/3 "2010-10-23T07:28:04Z")
Thank you but this problem has persisted after several new batteries and starter replacements. Seems to be an intermittent circuit problem?? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/4 "2010-10-23T10:31:57Z")
My guess is the solenoid or starter being heat soaked. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/5 "2010-10-23T12:25:56Z")
My guess is that the starter relay has become heat sensitive. It’ll be found in the relay box under the hood, probably on the top of the passenger’s wheelwell. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_LeBrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Art\_LeBrun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Art_LeBrun)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/6 "2010-10-23T16:37:52Z")
I have thought of that. Wonder if it would be slow turning as it cooled or heated? Works all or nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_LeBrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Art\_LeBrun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Art_LeBrun)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/7 "2010-10-23T16:43:04Z")
Thanks. I will consider that. Other suggestions have been the voltage regulator, the starter or a sensor all heated related. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/8 "2010-10-23T17:18:29Z")
I agree with the starter. For some reason I was thinking you’d already changed the starter, but I must have been thinking of some other post. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_LeBrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Art\_LeBrun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Art_LeBrun)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-and-not-turning-over/56715/9 "2010-10-23T18:39:43Z")
Yes, I have changed out the starter several times. Seems to be circuitry issue or the starter absorbs heat. Starter heat would be a design issue it seems to me. So do components become heat sensitive over time? 3 unknowns are voltage regulator and starter relay and maybe a sensor? Appreciate all the feedback. Probably should have a specialist look at…