wired1000
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Hi all,
Have a weird starter issue... Well, maybe it's not weird?
Anyway, the starter is about 6 months old. It's an original-type starter built by Ohio Generator, apparently a beefed-up model of the original (direct-drive, 24V).
Over the winter it started doing this thing where I'll try to start the truck, it'll turn over for a second or two, then it sounds like one cylinder fires (one time), the solenoid pops back but the engine doesn't take, and the starter goes "whiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz".
I can then try again. Sometimes it takes a couple times for the engine to start. Other times, it'll crank over for a few seconds without this issue and then the engine will fire up.
Now that it's no longer cold, I figure it doesn't have an excuse to be acting this way and I better find out what's up before I have to replace something.
I have some hypotheses...
1) Starter was not installed properly using new bolts, so they've stretched a bit and now it isn't aligned correctly anymore. I know the place that installed it didn't hook up the support bracket, and I've been unable to get it to fit properly.
2) Starter has chewed a couple teeth off the flywheel, so it will crank until it gets to a missing tooth and then just spin
3) There is some kind of solenoid issue happening.
SO, my plan is to first replace the bolts with ones that are the correct size (I'm thinking I'll just pull out one, replace it, then do the other...)
Also, I need to pull the dust cover off and check the flywheel. I had looked at it last fall to make sure the bolts were tight (they were) and that it was in good condition (it was). I'm sort of afraid to look, but I guess I'd better.
Any other ideas? Anybody else experienced this???
Have a weird starter issue... Well, maybe it's not weird?
Anyway, the starter is about 6 months old. It's an original-type starter built by Ohio Generator, apparently a beefed-up model of the original (direct-drive, 24V).
Over the winter it started doing this thing where I'll try to start the truck, it'll turn over for a second or two, then it sounds like one cylinder fires (one time), the solenoid pops back but the engine doesn't take, and the starter goes "whiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz".
I can then try again. Sometimes it takes a couple times for the engine to start. Other times, it'll crank over for a few seconds without this issue and then the engine will fire up.
Now that it's no longer cold, I figure it doesn't have an excuse to be acting this way and I better find out what's up before I have to replace something.
I have some hypotheses...
1) Starter was not installed properly using new bolts, so they've stretched a bit and now it isn't aligned correctly anymore. I know the place that installed it didn't hook up the support bracket, and I've been unable to get it to fit properly.
2) Starter has chewed a couple teeth off the flywheel, so it will crank until it gets to a missing tooth and then just spin
3) There is some kind of solenoid issue happening.
SO, my plan is to first replace the bolts with ones that are the correct size (I'm thinking I'll just pull out one, replace it, then do the other...)
Also, I need to pull the dust cover off and check the flywheel. I had looked at it last fall to make sure the bolts were tight (they were) and that it was in good condition (it was). I'm sort of afraid to look, but I guess I'd better.
Any other ideas? Anybody else experienced this???