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Old 02-12-2006, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by robhybrid
My car dosen't like to start back up if it's been less than about 15min since I shut it down. I have to hold the starter down for about 10 sec, and it slowly winds up. My friend tells me that that's the case with all these cars. Is that so, or is there somethin wrong with it? Is it bad to force it to start back up when it's dosen't want to?

Even though we dont know what car you have, I doubt thats the case with all of them. Sounds like you need a new starter. Like Tom said, check the grounds and clean your battery terminals (sand paper, wire brush) first.
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