Sorry,
I do not know BUT "Anything is Possible" in this Day and Age... Hopefully someone will come along and Help. Good Luck 
starter sabatoged?
Cargo Master
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My first thought is no a electrical component cannot be made to work for a little while then fail. What was the truck in the shop for initially?
Fleet Owner
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From: Spanaway
Odd.
But it would be more work then they would get from the fix.
Salt water soak.
Was that the original starter? More then likely it was just it's time.
Screech and squeal is a sign of dry bearings. That is a time thing.
Sean
But it would be more work then they would get from the fix.
Salt water soak.
Was that the original starter? More then likely it was just it's time.
Screech and squeal is a sign of dry bearings. That is a time thing.
Sean
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truck was in for a gas pedal assembly replacement. when i picked it up they had had it running on the lot, paid the bill drove home parked it and the next starter began whining and screaching, second day after three or starts, i dind not feel it was safwe to start it again, so drove to different shop and they replaced starter.
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From: Spanaway
Did they show you the one that they took out?
And I agree being out with a bad starter can SUCK
or worse. Been there, Done that.
Sean
And I agree being out with a bad starter can SUCK
or worse. Been there, Done that.
Sean
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I wonder if they ran into problems and had to crank and crank and crank to get the motor started for some reason nearly killing the starter.
A vehicle left running at a shop when you come to pick it up is never a very good sign.
But it can be just a coincidence. It does happen and seems quite often. Fix one thing and the next fails.
A vehicle left running at a shop when you come to pick it up is never a very good sign.
But it can be just a coincidence. It does happen and seems quite often. Fix one thing and the next fails.
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This is why I haven't opened a service station. "Hey you rotated my tires now my car wont start". Then they bad mouth your business for a completely unrelated failure just because the timing coincided with when the vehicle was in their shop. Now to be fair to the OP they could have cranked on the starter or it was just its time to fail. You could look for excessive heat on the main secondary wire. Still wont prove they caused the failure. Hopefully you have enough confidence in the shop you used? If not its good to find one that you do trust.
How many miles on that starter?
How many miles on that starter?
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This is why I haven't opened a service station. "Hey you rotated my tires now my car wont start". Then they bad mouth your business for a completely unrelated failure just because the timing coincided with when the vehicle was in their shop. Now to be fair to the OP they could have cranked on the starter or it was just its time to fail. You could look for excessive heat on the main secondary wire. Still wont prove they caused the failure. Hopefully you have enough confidence in the shop you used? If not its good to find one that you do trust.
How many miles on that starter?
How many miles on that starter?
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