my cars starter is always on, the only way to stop it is to take the battery terminal off!

ive taken the starter out, and tested the volts going to the terminals
and the positive is getting a constant 12 volts!
as well normally the negative.

please heelp the car hasnt been runnning for a good month and half now!!

 

Well, the big positive connection should have a constant 12V.

The smaller connection on the solenoid should only have 12V when thekey is turned to "START".

Check the key switch to make sure it has not failed.

What year and model?

 

Is this a new starter by chance? I know there is an issue out there that the reman starters are wired wrong quite regularly.

 

79 series 1, 13b, non turbo,
its deffinatley not the starter motor. i pulled that out, and have connected the multimeter to it, it with the key off its reading 12 volts constant...

soo im guessing the ignition switch maybe??
but i just got a 2nd hand one put in? and it ran for a day, then just effed up.

 

The main positive battery cable that attaches to the starter will always show 12 volts. That is normal.

If the small wire which attaches to the metal tab also shows 12 volts at all times, then you should look into the switch.




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thanks guys, yeeeer my fault,
they had put the lock nut on the wrong stud of the solenoid,

this was completely my fault aswell, sorry for wasting your time

 

Haha, that will do it!

 

I'm having a similar problem but my small wire has no voltage at anytime and when i became curious i tapped the tester to the main wire while the negative tester was connected to the small wire, it lit up...so it seems that my small wire is working as a ground. i've been searching where and how it became grounded because it was starting and then became difficult to start until i turned the key several times. need some help with this.

 

screw trying to find the where the wire's grounded at...I'm going to install a push start instead

 

bypassed the problem wire and installed a push start system and it works fine now onto other problems lol

 

i knew it, just a little too late.

 

starter spins when battery is hooked up... looked through the wiring and have no idea what this could be any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

 

hooked up starter after installing new motor.... starters just spinning when battery is hooked up... positive lead is hooked up on right side of the starter with a wire going into the starter... it still does this if the solenoid wire is unplugged.. any suggestions??

 

Merged your thread with this one.

The starter solenoid is somehow getting energized. Check the main (+) cable at the starter to be sure you don't have a bridged connection or something similar. The small gauge B/W wire going to the solenoid carries switched 12v power, but it should measure 0v unless the key is to "START". Disconnect the wire, and put a multimeter on it with the battery hooked up. If it has 12v power, there is an issue further upstream at the alarm starter-cut relay (if you have an alarm) or ignition switch.

 

The wire coming out of the starter housing should not be going to the same terminal as the positive battery cable. They need to be separate.