Starter life.

[Cruiserhead05]

Less then a year ago i replaced my whole starter, with over 260k on the original i sprung for a totally new unit(maybe i shoulnt have done that).

Recently the starter has begun to act up similarly to when the contacts were getting weak, sometimes it takes several attempts it to catch.

Any suggestions besides pulling the start and doing the contacts and plunger even though its been less then a year and 20k miles?

 

[IdahoDoug]

What brand starter? New or rebuilt?

DougM

 

[Cruiserhead05]

I'm ashamed to say it probably wastn a oem starter. It was reman'd.

Is it possible that it could just be filthy from wheeling, perhaps i could pull it and just make sure its clean?

 

[Tentsontop]

Have you pulled apart the fusible link and cleaned that up? Everytime I have a toyota that won't start (twice/10 yrs) that's what got me. Knock on wood...

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Good idea, i'll give that a look.

 

[GXO]

I kept the OEM I had when I bought a reman (emergency repair) and will be rebuilding it.

anyone have an old bad starter that I can have the motor housing from?

 

[Tools R Us]

I'm ashamed to say it probably wastn a oem starter. It was reman'd.

Is it possible that it could just be filthy from wheeling, perhaps i could pull it and just make sure its clean?

Aftermarket reman:whoops:

I just bought an '84 Mini with the trans out for a clutch job, the starter was just hanging by the wires, so I pulled it to inspect. It's a new looking reman, with stickers that say do not remove or the warranty is void. The gaskets and breather are missing, thin, crude looking aftermarket contacts and the clip for the start wire is broken. It's already full of debris and this truck has never been offroad! Cleaned it up and it works, but I am looking for an old dirty original to do a proper refurbish on.

Pull and inspect to see what you have, or most of the "chain store" remans have a "lifetime warranty" if you want another POS!:whoops:

 

[landtank]

I kept the OEM I had when I bought a reman (emergency repair) and will be rebuilding it.

anyone have an old bad starter that I can have the motor housing from?

I'll have one soon, but there is a 30.00 core charge on it from Dan. PM me if you are interested.

 

[Beowulf]

Have you pulled apart the fusible link and cleaned that up?

Please explain.

-B-

 

[zcruiser]

Or maybe the cable from the battery to the starter is frayed/corroded?

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Ok,

I had some free time today and dispite the fact that i didnt have any starter contacts with me, i still pulled the starter.
I opened it up and the contacts looked good but they were pretty dirty. I took them out and cleaned them best i could since they werent worn out.

Reinstalled everything and the 80 still has the intermitent starting issue!

Is it possible for a bad fusable link to cause this issue even in the way that the starter clicks when it wont turn over?

 

[Beowulf]

Is it possible for a bad fusable link to cause this issue even in the way that the starter clicks when it wont turn over?

I doubt that a fusible link would cause this type of problem and I'm still curious on what Jenny meant by "clean it." It's a piece of wire with a ring connector on it. It doesn't come apart and there isn't anything to "clean" unless I'm missing something.

You need to check voltages at the starter if you feel strongly that this non-OEM reman starter is good. You should also check your ground connections.

-B-

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Beo,

I cant really see the fusible link doing it as well. Mine is cracked and brittle and surely in need of replacement but the fact that i have the click, then retry several times and it works makes me think otherwise.