Ok so I've owned the SIIA for a month now. Getting her there in many ways, but something that is getting worse in this time is the starter. The starter cranks over VERY slowly with long pauses between cranks... no clicking. Usually, I let it turn over once, then pause. Hit it again and it will turn once, pause, then turn again. Many times it will fire on this second turn, but for the last week, the pause between the first turn and the second turn is getting longer and the truck isn't firing. Only once in my ownership, after several failed turn overs, did the starter actually "crank" the engine over several times.
Anyway, I used the search and read a bunch of threads about the starter. I tried using a booster cable to ground a starter mount bolt to the negative battery terminal, but this didn't help. I tried boosting the battery, but nothing changed.
When I do push the starter button, the dash ignition light goes from bright to half to quarter intensity, like the starter is pulling a bunch of power from the system.
Is there anything left/what am I missing before dropping the starter and doing a rebuild or replacement?
Thanks,
Dreddub
Anyway, I used the search and read a bunch of threads about the starter. I tried using a booster cable to ground a starter mount bolt to the negative battery terminal, but this didn't help. I tried boosting the battery, but nothing changed.
When I do push the starter button, the dash ignition light goes from bright to half to quarter intensity, like the starter is pulling a bunch of power from the system.
Is there anything left/what am I missing before dropping the starter and doing a rebuild or replacement?
Thanks,
Dreddub
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