# Starting problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem/23450>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 15, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem/23450 "2008-12-15T20:27:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![300bills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a587f6/32.png) [@300bills](https://community.cartalk.com/u/300bills)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem/23450/1 "2008-12-15T20:27:39Z")

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I have an 89 F-150 that goes through starters & cilynoids. The engine is a 351W rebuilt in 2003 by previous owner. I bought it in 2005 and have had 3 shops look at it and all have replaced starter/cilynoid. The problem starts like this, when it has been driven to a warm temp then shut off and turned back on it acts like a dead battery and wont start. Ley it cool starts right up. This along with the starter sticking on does not happen all the time. The last shop went through 2 cilynoids in 30mins and are baffled. I have replaced the ignition module and am looking at replace the ignition switch. Looking for other suggestions.  
  
 Thankyou for your time and attention concerning this matter.  
  
 Bob

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem/23450/2 "2008-12-16T02:11:48Z")

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Is the starter being shimmed correctly so as to allow the starter gear to engage and disengage with the flywheel?

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**Author:** ![300bills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a587f6/32.png) [@300bills](https://community.cartalk.com/u/300bills)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem/23450/3 "2008-12-16T02:19:06Z")

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The last shop thought of that one. This truck is not a daily driver I used it for pushing snow in MN. It is getting tiresome dealing with this problem because I cannot sell it for decent price with this mystery problem. In the last year The shops and I have replace the cilynoid 6-8 times and since 2006 it has gone through 4 starters and the problem seems to go away but comes back and comes back.  
Bob

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-problem/23450/4 "2008-12-16T02:28:33Z")

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Try adding a heat shield between the starter and the exhaust pipe. The problem is probably heat saturation. They make an insulated blanket that the starter can be wrapped with. Otherwise, a simple metal shield spaced between the exhaust and the starter may fix this.

Starter Blankets: [http://www.jcwhitney.com/STARTER-COVERS/GP\_2005175\_N\_111+10214+600010770\_10114.jcw](http://www.jcwhitney.com/STARTER-COVERS/GP_2005175_N_111+10214+600010770_10114.jcw)