Bound to happen - starter out
#11
11-19-2016, 07:02 AM
Camel Trophy
Yes it goes to the starter. I would use a can of electric parts cleaner on the starter and wire ends, if there is a lot of build up brush with a brass brush to knock it all off.
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Last edited by JUKE179r; 11-19-2016 at 07:27 AM.
#12
11-19-2016, 04:33 PM
If i go more than 4-5 days without cranking mine it won't turn over. If i hook jumper cables to it it turns over immediately. I've had to do this more often now. I'm not sure if I need to replace the starter or what. Both the starter and alternator are original from 1998. Maybe that should be a hint.
Check that before you do anything else.
I finally fixed my starting problem today, changed the starter "TWICE", Installed it the first time and when I was about to plug in the ignition wire the ****ing thing broke off of the starter, almost made me cry. I had to pull the starter off again, take it home, solder the ****ing piece back on and put it on again... It started on the first try after that...
#13
11-19-2016, 05:18 PM
Battery is new. Just threw in an Interstate a few weeks ago. 4-5 days of sitting and no crank. I do have oil saturated the starter end of the line. That leaves the starter and alternator i guess. Both of which need to be replaced but i'm pretty stoked they got 18 years of use and still going. Alternator i can do myself. Starter not so much. May research some local shops. If i ran into the situation you did i would be up the creek since i dont have any soldering eq.
Last edited by stillruns; 11-19-2016 at 05:20 PM.
#14
11-20-2016, 05:39 PM
Battery is new. Just threw in an Interstate a few weeks ago. 4-5 days of sitting and no crank. I do have oil saturated the starter end of the line. That leaves the starter and alternator i guess. Both of which need to be replaced but i'm pretty stoked they got 18 years of use and still going. Alternator i can do myself. Starter not so much. May research some local shops. If i ran into the situation you did i would be up the creek since i dont have any soldering eq.
#16
11-21-2016, 07:16 AM
#19
11-21-2016, 07:41 PM
#20
11-22-2016, 08:03 AM
That heat shield is just snapped on to the starter, you can move it out the way easily, but it's also held with a screw so it wont come off.
