Hey Mud,
I've had my FJ62 with a 12H-T Swap for a little over a month now, Driving the thing is a blast.
Unfortunately, every 5-6 starts or so I get a click, no crank situation. It is one loud click, voltage meter drops as if it has a large draw, but the starter doesn't spin. I can sit there and trigger the key over and over with no success to get the motor to turn. This seems to be triggered only after the engine has been running, it is an all or nothing situation whether the truck will crank or not.
At this point every time it has happened I've been parked on enough of a hill I can roll, dump the clutch, and this shifts something which will allow the starter to function as normal. The first time I might have been successful with smacking the starter with a crowbar, but that didn't seem to work after that.
The starter battery seems fine, wiring is all good with dedicated leads to and from the starter to battery, and the swap was done by a reputable shop.
Any thoughts? Is this just my starter starting to show that it is on its last legs?
I've had my FJ62 with a 12H-T Swap for a little over a month now, Driving the thing is a blast.
Unfortunately, every 5-6 starts or so I get a click, no crank situation. It is one loud click, voltage meter drops as if it has a large draw, but the starter doesn't spin. I can sit there and trigger the key over and over with no success to get the motor to turn. This seems to be triggered only after the engine has been running, it is an all or nothing situation whether the truck will crank or not.
At this point every time it has happened I've been parked on enough of a hill I can roll, dump the clutch, and this shifts something which will allow the starter to function as normal. The first time I might have been successful with smacking the starter with a crowbar, but that didn't seem to work after that.
The starter battery seems fine, wiring is all good with dedicated leads to and from the starter to battery, and the swap was done by a reputable shop.
Any thoughts? Is this just my starter starting to show that it is on its last legs?