Truck wouldn't start. Starter rebuild

This is just a simple suggestion, i'm not sure if any body recommended all ready & if they did I apologize for repeating, after a full charge on the battery, with a volt meter check for draw, if you have an amp meter you can check it easier. then one by one pull fuse's & relays to try & isolate the draw. you should be able to also so see which circuit it might be by a small spark when fuse of relay terminals are touched to receptacle. of course this is with the key off & out of switch.

 

I was in a Canadian tire parking lot with full skids.... Limited access to the starter. I'll be rebuilding it sometime this weekend. Hopefully it's just that.

I'll be doing this after the starter. Thanks.

 

Sounds like starter contacts.

 

Actually my amp cable sparks when it gets grounded after disconnect....

 

That's what I think.

 

Does the truck start with a jump?

 

remove it for now

 

Yup.

 

Already did. All aftermarket connections are removed.

 

im not thinking its the starter, its a draw

 

its probably something stupid, check all the fuse's, if you have any wires run prior to a fuse, check them for shorts again body, frame or other grounded components

 

i had a similar issue & it was the fuse box it self, the one in the truck, what a pita to figure out, there was an open in the box it self, go figure

 

The starter is super easy to pull. Remove it, and carefully disassemble to inspect it. If all is well, the you can be 100% certain that it is not the starter.

I had a weird issue with mine recently. Could tell if it was a starter or something else. Even repaired the contacts. Worked for a bit, then truly proved to be starter alone. Swapped in a spare starter and GTG.

I think like the others that there is a draw somewhere. A starter filled with debris from off roading can be a source, or it could something completely different.

You at a point where you have to start inspecting things further.

 

If it's a draw why wouldnt a new battery start the truck?

 

hey tor, just asking, if the truck starts with a jump, doesn't that rule out the starter?

 

thats the big question, why does it start with a jump?

I guess test starter then you will be able to rule it out of not?

 

with a jump you are still at the power of the battery with the greatest charge, not adding power.

 

Not necessarily. I have seen the relays on starters get so bad it took more than 12 volts to close the contacts. That happened on my Isuzu trooper turbodiesel I had

 

You said at one point the truck started on its own, but after a couple of hours it wouldn't?
Did I read that right?

 

This one!