Starter issue....maybe??

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Jan 13, 2015 | 08:57 PM

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WatsonR

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the solenoid makes the starter engage the gear on the flywheel. When it's done and you let off the starter, it retracts the starter gear or it would continue to grind. It clicks one time, doesn't move the starter gear to position itself on the flywheel and so the gear never receives the signal to start turning, it's stuck. Maybe the continued movement of the key (you trying to start it several times) eventually warms the solenoid and the arm moves extending the starting gear. My experience is that after several attempts each day and continued use, the gear developes a flat spot.. your just prolonging the inevitable, it will leave you stranded!

Jan 14, 2015 | 04:50 AM

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Mcrafty1

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Originally Posted by LSO1123

I would like to know what you find out on this. My '05 did the exact same thing twice when it first started getting cold this winter. It hasn't done it since but now when it's cold, only when the truck is cold and it's cold outside, when its cranking it'll kinda I don't know how to describe exactly but call it a skip or like its cutting out. It's kind like cranking one with real weak batteries but it doesn't do it the whole time it's cranking, just intermittently until it fires up. The batteries are good, always above 13 volts according to the torque pro and all the other vitals look good too. I'm leaning towards the starter but why would it only do it when it's cold outside and the truck is cold?

I'll post here when I get my problem solved, It won't be anytime soon unless I need the truck, it's 24* below this morning and no warm weather in sight so I'm not going to mess with it now.........unless something happens to my gasser and I'm forced to dig it out again. It sounds like your starter is getting bad though, I'd guess it only does it now because the engine turns a lot harder cold. That's just my guess though. I had a 99 gasser that done what my 07 did and it turned out to be the end on the hot wire to the starter, corrosion between the wire and the end; That's where I'll check first.

Jan 14, 2015 | 04:57 AM

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Mcrafty1

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Originally Posted by WatsonR

Not sure you were replying directly to me but I'll answer as if you were. I agree, the only other thing I am going to look at is the big hot wire that comes from the batt, to the starter, I had a truck in the past that got corrosion between the end and the wire itself and did this same thing, a new starter and the same problem later, I found it , re-soldered it and that fixed it. I think I'll get a new starter anyway with the 120,000 on the truck it has done it's job. I like the sound of the 6.4 starter too.