starter prohlems
Postmaster
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: shepherd
wow, never seen a starter for these like that. i have put 3 of the stock starters on and no problems getting top bolt with a 6 inch ext. and a deep 1/2 inch socket. i put a new revised design starter on my 94 yesterday. it's 3 inches shorter and doesn't have the gear cover on it. truck spins so nicely again
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
The original old style Nippondenso motor case matched the solenoid and gear reduction case.
Angular sides, and bare metal just like the lower part of the one in the picture.
The top bolt was almost impossible.
Wrench only, and the proximity to the frame meant only small turns of the wrench unless you had a stubby.
I wish I had a picture, but after installing one and then removing it when it died, I really never want to see another one.
When I was installing it, cold windy night, numb fingers.
Top bolt had me so mad I was ready to leave it out, when it suddenly started into the threads.
So I ran it on in.
When it died, I really wished I had left it out.
The top motor case was clocked over a little more so it was impossible to get to with any socket, extension or universal combination I could come up with.
Angular sides, and bare metal just like the lower part of the one in the picture.
The top bolt was almost impossible.
Wrench only, and the proximity to the frame meant only small turns of the wrench unless you had a stubby.
I wish I had a picture, but after installing one and then removing it when it died, I really never want to see another one.
When I was installing it, cold windy night, numb fingers.
Top bolt had me so mad I was ready to leave it out, when it suddenly started into the threads.
So I ran it on in.
When it died, I really wished I had left it out.
The top motor case was clocked over a little more so it was impossible to get to with any socket, extension or universal combination I could come up with.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Westfield, MA
Mac01, I thought I would just put my 2 cents in here, I had almost the exact same problem as you but my starter had been replaced four years ago so I went for the batteries. They would show good voltage until they were under load then they would fail. I just replaced both batteries and now it starts like a charm.
Post Fiend
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
I go through a starter every two or three years.
Since my truck is my only transportation, it does get driven every day, and gets started many times every day as well with all the supply runs I make.
All the hills are steep enough I don't trust just the emergency brake to hold the truck when I get out, so even going through a gate means two engine starts.
Since my truck is my only transportation, it does get driven every day, and gets started many times every day as well with all the supply runs I make.
All the hills are steep enough I don't trust just the emergency brake to hold the truck when I get out, so even going through a gate means two engine starts.
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From: Western Australia
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Post Fiend
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Flat ground here is very limited.
Most flat places were man made.
So transmission in gear and parking brake applied is the normal method of parking before exiting the vehicle.
I own the property on the right side of the street and use the blue house for storage.
The street right in front of the house is 32% grade.
That requires low range low gear with the parking brake set to keep my truck from creeping down the hill as the compression leaks off when I am loading or unloading stuff from my truck.
I wonder why my MPG's are so much lower than everyone elses given the terrain here.
Most flat places were man made.
So transmission in gear and parking brake applied is the normal method of parking before exiting the vehicle.
I own the property on the right side of the street and use the blue house for storage.
The street right in front of the house is 32% grade.
That requires low range low gear with the parking brake set to keep my truck from creeping down the hill as the compression leaks off when I am loading or unloading stuff from my truck.
I wonder why my MPG's are so much lower than everyone elses given the terrain here.
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LOL ever thought about bomb starting it ! haha i have had to do it a few times and its ruff half of the time but my problem was just a loose ground on my battery fixed now 
but if my truck was not as heavy and it was not so hard on everything id bomb start it everywhere if i could haha
but if my truck was not as heavy and it was not so hard on everything id bomb start it everywhere if i could haha
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