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11-21-2005, 05:43 AM

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nother vote for starter contacts. I let mine go for WAY WAY to long, and durring its long long death that was one of the stages.

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11-21-2005, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FilthyRich

My wife's 99 SR5 has 99k miles. Is up to date on ALL service work. It has not been wheeled in a long time--no mud or anything.

It currently has a 3 year old Interstate battery. However, the last week when you go to start it--nothing. THe lights work, but nothing. Not turning over, no click of the starter. Do that about 3-4 times and it starts. OR other times it will not start right up, like the battery is not fully charged.

I have not had the battery tested.

I was wondering if anyone else has ever experienced the same issue

This is classic symptom of bad starter contacts. You can get them for about $5.00 from any starters repair shop. If you want to save money do not get a new starter- just replace a contacts. Hardest part is getting starter out but I have heard that some people were able to change those contacts without completely removing starter form the truck.
Good Luck!

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11-21-2005, 05:53 AM

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Ok seems like the contacts are the problem. Time to test the battery, inspect all fuses, battery terminals and pull the starter. Of course it is raining today

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11-21-2005, 05:59 AM

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you may not have to pull the starter. get underneath and get your hands on the contacts. they may be loose like mine were. a good cleaning and retightening and they may be fine.

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11-21-2005, 06:02 AM

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FWIW, starter contacts from Roger took me 1-hour total to install. I have a 1" BL though; I hear it is more difficult to pull a starter on a non-body lifted Runner.

My 96 had the exact same issue (only it would click once when the ignition was turned to "START." Repeated ON --> START --> ON --> START combinations would eventually start it.

When I pulled the old contacts, I could clearly see the problem. $20 job.

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11-21-2005, 06:23 AM

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Eric, something else to try in the meantime... When mine "does this", I found that if I hold the key in the START position for a few seconds, it will eventually turn over. That's not healthy though - what's happening is that you're running current through the contacts without the starter turning and that'll cause a good bit of heat to generated.