a few questions and problems 4AGZE

[Pr0j3kt_SuPrA]

hey boyz howz it goin im havin a problem with my starter motor in my MR2.... in the cold she starts up sweet but like when i drive her around and it gets warm under the hood(esp after a thrash) she just refuses 2 crank ova...is the starter motor screwwed??

plus im currently running 11Psi boost but i dont think i have an after market pulley? could there be sumthing wrong with the engine....

thanks for the helps

[takai]

Nothing wrong with your engine, plenty wrong with your English.
The 11psi is strange, normally run about 8. 11psi is in the range of the 164mm pulley.
And your starter motor or starter motor solenoid is dying.

[feral4mr2]

had the same problem, i was blaming it on my battery at first. got another starter motor (one of the later reduction type ones) and havnt had a problem since.

[mullett]

yup, methinks you've got an aftermarket pulley. For a rough idea, slide under the car and measure the outside diam of the larger PolyV section on the crank pulley. Quick measure up will tell you all you need to know

RM.

[slide86]

here you go, this will fix the starting problem!

http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9324

[nick.parker]

My wifes Magna wagon was getting worse and worse to crank. Thought it was the battery. Then one day it didn't crank at all, of course it was when we really needed it to start..picking up mum from international airport and two preschoolers in the back..... Ended up the starter motor was shagged, and I thought it was the battery being shagged and getting worse slowly....

Sorry to be slightly off topic, but Feral does the car crank better with the reduction starter? I got one lying around and have been wondering....For sure it'll save a couple of kilos

Project Supra, post a pic of your pulley and we'll tell you if its after market. Stock is about 150mm diameter.

Cheers, Nick

[feral4mr2]

Sorry to be slightly off topic, but Feral does the car crank better with the reduction starter? I got one lying around and have been wondering....For sure it'll save a couple of kilos

indeed it does. i instantly could hear the difference in turn over rpm over what the original used to be when it was good.

[mullett]

For us Noobs out here, which GZEs did the reduction starters come on? The MAPs?

RM.

[kingmick]

yes maps! 100kw and small port gze

[TRAV-KE55]

As for your boost pressure, if you have a aftermarket gauge (im guessing you do) they can be pretty inaccurate, may be worth getting that checked if it has a standard pully on it.
Trav