pronstar
President, Dallas Chapter
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It's been a LONG time since I've had to wrench on a car.
Been driving this bad boy somewhat regularly, runs great.
This morning, turn the key, no start.
No sound, no click.
Voltmeter in the gauge cluster does down, and gauges/lights dim a bit, but nothing happens.
Battery is two months old.
Put a voltmeter on the battery, 12.5 volts.
Put a maintainer on it, says fully charged.
I'm thinking it's the starter motor.
Does the old "tap on it with a hammer" trick" really do anything to solve the issue?
I'm thinking that's a temporary dealio at best...
Starter appears original.
When it id work, it didn't seem lazy, but I only recently got the truck from a member here, and I'm not too familiar with SBC's.
I think I need a new starter.
What say the experts?
Been driving this bad boy somewhat regularly, runs great.
This morning, turn the key, no start.
No sound, no click.
Voltmeter in the gauge cluster does down, and gauges/lights dim a bit, but nothing happens.
Battery is two months old.
Put a voltmeter on the battery, 12.5 volts.
Put a maintainer on it, says fully charged.
I'm thinking it's the starter motor.
Does the old "tap on it with a hammer" trick" really do anything to solve the issue?
I'm thinking that's a temporary dealio at best...
Starter appears original.
When it id work, it didn't seem lazy, but I only recently got the truck from a member here, and I'm not too familiar with SBC's.
I think I need a new starter.
What say the experts?