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ryanroo · 05-12-2005, 11:15 PM

my starter has worked very well since i installed it in the truck. it wasn't brand new but it was fairly new. it has never given any problems. tonight it started fine when i left work. i drove 70 miles home in the rain then drove through a big puddle very slowly(about the middle of the tires and wheels) parked at my girls house and then about 5 minutes later tried to start it, all i got was a rapid click? any ideas about what could have happened.
thanks
Ryan

kelsfine69 · 05-12-2005, 11:29 PM

Water got in the solinoid, you can pull the starter and put in a new solinoid or if the starter is getting old a rebuilt starter would be the way to go. I have ran alot of starters in the past, now i put in a Powermaster gear reduction starter and it even sounds cool when I start it, bit pricey though.

05-12-2005, 11:15 PM	#1
ryanroo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: sw colorado Posts: 2,720	question about starter my starter has worked very well since i installed it in the truck. it wasn't brand new but it was fairly new. it has never given any problems. tonight it started fine when i left work. i drove 70 miles home in the rain then drove through a big puddle very slowly(about the middle of the tires and wheels) parked at my girls house and then about 5 minutes later tried to start it, all i got was a rapid click? any ideas about what could have happened. thanks Ryan __________________ 72 K20 12v build 72 K20 "parts truck" A place for your diesel swap questions

05-12-2005, 11:29 PM	#2
kelsfine69 18 Till I Die Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,522	Water got in the solinoid, you can pull the starter and put in a new solinoid or if the starter is getting old a rebuilt starter would be the way to go. I have ran alot of starters in the past, now i put in a Powermaster gear reduction starter and it even sounds cool when I start it, bit pricey though.



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