Slow Starting In the Morning

[dphillipsx]

The last couple of weeks my truck has done something wierd a couple of times. Not every morning but 3 seperate times. I usually leave for work about 5:00 am, and its been cold, around 40 dg. I get in, turn the key untill the wait to start light goes out, and then attempt to engage the starter. When I turn the key all the way over I get nothing, then I turn it back for a few seconds and it turns over with plenty of tourqe at the starter and starts. Smells like batteries to me , but they are only a couple of years old. Any one have this problem before ??

 

[Oliver88]

Probably your solenoid on the starter. I had the same problem with my 95. You can rebuild it fairly cheap. Try Diesel Electric Service in Arizona or any good starter shop for the parts.

Greg

 

[HoleshotHolset]

It's probably the solenoid contacts... .



Parts to fix cost about $10 for two contacts and about an hour to push/pull the starter and do a rebuild. Easy, cheap, and some may even think it's FUN!! Oo. The parts are very readily available from anyone who rebuilds starters/alternators.



Matt

 

[D96ram1]

I agree with Oliver88. About 6 Months ago my 96 started to do the same thing. Like you thinking it was the batterys I replaced them. SAME THING:{

Next I took the starter to a shop they said it was OK. I was geting very frustreted.

I then replaced the cables. NO CHANGE #@%&%$@!#@!$%#

I had another starter guy check it out SURE AS _______. THATS WHAT IT WAS.