Hi all, reaching out for help here...
My '95 HDJ81 has been at a local body repair shop in the Denver, CO area for some rust repair and restoration for about two weeks when I was told the engine no longer started. Seems like a common issue on this forum where you can hear rapid loud clicking from the engine when you turn the key to ignition but the engine doesn't fire up. Previously the engine would start almost immediately with a turn of the key. The shop says they never touched the engine before it stopped working - I figured the likeliest problem was drained batteries through repeated moving of the vehicle inside and outside their garage.
After reading through old threads on this matter, I checked the engine for corroded wiring and didn't find any. Tried jumping the batteries without luck - both batteries read 12.1 V. The shop owner tried rotating the crank to see if the problem was due to broken starter/flywheel teeth without success. Due the shop's and my busy schedules I don't have much time to dig deeper into diagnosing the problem. No local auto shops or Slee are willing to work on this engine due to limited experience. By this weekend I'll need to choose to get it towed to someone who can work on it (if I can find someone) or have it towed back to my house and slowly diagnose and fix.
Does anyone on this forum know someone around the south Denver area familiar with and able to work on the 1HD-T/FT? Is there something else I can try such as jumping it a certain way or replacing the starter or starter relay?
I appreciate any advice or help you all can provide.
My '95 HDJ81 has been at a local body repair shop in the Denver, CO area for some rust repair and restoration for about two weeks when I was told the engine no longer started. Seems like a common issue on this forum where you can hear rapid loud clicking from the engine when you turn the key to ignition but the engine doesn't fire up. Previously the engine would start almost immediately with a turn of the key. The shop says they never touched the engine before it stopped working - I figured the likeliest problem was drained batteries through repeated moving of the vehicle inside and outside their garage.
After reading through old threads on this matter, I checked the engine for corroded wiring and didn't find any. Tried jumping the batteries without luck - both batteries read 12.1 V. The shop owner tried rotating the crank to see if the problem was due to broken starter/flywheel teeth without success. Due the shop's and my busy schedules I don't have much time to dig deeper into diagnosing the problem. No local auto shops or Slee are willing to work on this engine due to limited experience. By this weekend I'll need to choose to get it towed to someone who can work on it (if I can find someone) or have it towed back to my house and slowly diagnose and fix.
Does anyone on this forum know someone around the south Denver area familiar with and able to work on the 1HD-T/FT? Is there something else I can try such as jumping it a certain way or replacing the starter or starter relay?
I appreciate any advice or help you all can provide.