starting problem..
"Wow, start off with some punctuation and grammar".
I find it odd that punctation and grammar could keep a truck from starting, but I guess I've seen stranger things ....
Hey, regardless of what the boys down at Autozone think, it sounds very much like your starter is bad; specifically, the solenoid drive. The symptoms fit that perfectly.
Sometimes a starter can seem OK when you hit it with 12 volts on a bench, but not get the job done when it's in the vehicle.
I'm lucky to have a father-and-son auto electric shop 1/4 mile away from my shop that does nothing but rebuild starters and alternators in-house. They test my stuff, and even let me take a starter, alternator or battery if we're not positive what's defective, and bring back whatever I don't need. If Autozone won't do that for you, try to find someone who will.
Good luck, and please let me know if it was in fact the starter.
I find it odd that punctation and grammar could keep a truck from starting, but I guess I've seen stranger things ....
Hey, regardless of what the boys down at Autozone think, it sounds very much like your starter is bad; specifically, the solenoid drive. The symptoms fit that perfectly.
Sometimes a starter can seem OK when you hit it with 12 volts on a bench, but not get the job done when it's in the vehicle.
I'm lucky to have a father-and-son auto electric shop 1/4 mile away from my shop that does nothing but rebuild starters and alternators in-house. They test my stuff, and even let me take a starter, alternator or battery if we're not positive what's defective, and bring back whatever I don't need. If Autozone won't do that for you, try to find someone who will.
Good luck, and please let me know if it was in fact the starter.
Coming out and spinning is all fine and dandy until you try moving a beast of drive plate over under compression.
Edit: You did say you heard a whirring sound correct?
Last edited by jlowmiller; Sep 27, 2011 at 01:05 AM.
