Question for all the Hayward pump experts:

Recently my 1.0 HP Superpump has been acting funny on hot restarts (i.e. the pump has been running, I shut off to backwash, then go for a restart).

The pump will turn on and spin for a second or two and then kick out. It doesn't hum, and it will move water for the short time it runs. If I let it cool down (15-20) minutes, it starts and runs fine.

Does this sound like a starter contact issue? I've seen references to the starter transistor in the archives, do they get hot and not work temporarily or just fail completely?

I belive Poconos had a great picture of the internals showing the contact switches so I'll pull the cover off tonight and inspect those. Any other suggestions would be very helpful.

Thanks!