I've checked the archives and done my homework, but find myself stumped, so I'll throw it out to all of you seasoned toyota tech gurus. My starter, 92 fj80, started clicking, I figured bad contacts and plunger, and I have zero time, so I installed a bosch rebuild. Now I have the same problem as before and then some. The starter will click occassionally, if I put my hand on the starter I can feel the solenoid trying to move hte starter gear. The flywheel teeth looked fine when the starter was out. If I grab the fan belt and yard the engine a degree or two, it will let the starter engage. Now, sporadically, the engine will spin and spin but not start. I checked spark, good at no 1 cylinder. Fuel pressure is good, I cracked the banjo fitting at the cold start valve. The main efi relay was replaced by the previous owner with a heavy duty hella, and it passes current when I turn the key to the run position. I assume it's good... I just replaced the positive terminal and cable to the battery, and the same problem is there, sporadic no crank, and sporadic no start. I'm thinking maybe a bad ground, but right now I mostly feel like whacking my head on the ground. I'll get back into it in the morning. Any fresh ideas are welcome, I know some of you have alot of long term experience with toyota engineering. TIA, Seth
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So I've figured out what the problems are, I hope. I'll post here as my problems are simple, and not the usual contact and plunger fix. I turned the key to the start position and held it. I got a click from the solenoid, and as I moved the shifter through the gears I could hear it click on at park and neutral, and off in drive gears. So nss is ok, or at least passing current if not amperage. Next check was to jump each fusible link, one by one. No change in starter operation, but I found that one of them is about to go, very green and corroded. Finally ran a jumper wire the the solenoid terminal. Turn the key and click, but touch the jumper to the positive terminal and it turns over, evrey time. I'm not sure where in the starter circuit the amperage drop is but untill I can spend more time I'm going to stick a 20a relay on it, and wire it straight to the battery. The hard start problem showed itself accidentally; as I reached down to connect the jumper wire, I got blasted by the coil wire. Time for new wires, it jumps to anything close to it. Hope this is of some help to others with starter woes...
Seth
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