From: trevor@holyoak.com   
      
   On 2/2/2011 5:38 PM, chuck wrote:   
   > On 2011-02-02, Trevor Holyoak  wrote:   
   >> I have a '96 T100. Every once in a while, it doesn't want to start. I   
   >> don't even hear it trying, yet the lights, etc. work. I keep thinking   
   >> it's from corrosion on the battery terminals which seems to accompany   
   >> the problem, but after cleaning them the problem sometimes remains. And   
   >> using jumper cables doesn't help.   
   >>   
   >> The strange thing is that if I keep trying, it will eventually start.   
   >> But I hate to rely on that because some day it might not and I'll be stuck.   
   >>   
   >> So I'm wondering if I need to get the starter replaced, or if it could   
   >> be something else? It once failed to start when I was at a garage, which   
   >> was awfully convenient, and they were going to replace the starter for   
   >> me, but then they decided to replace the battery terminal instead   
   >> because it started the next time they tried.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks,   
   >> Trevor   
   >   
   > There are some replacable contacts inside the starter. This will give   
   > you a clue:   
   > http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/Starter.shtml#OnlineOrdering   
   >   
   > The Toyota stealership also has them.   
      
   Thanks! It sounds like that may be the problem. It is kind of weird that   
   it's not a consistent problem. I've had trouble for 3 days now, but the   
   last time I had the problem before that was about 6 months ago.   
      
   So how easy is it to get into the starter to change the contacts? The   
   most complicated work I've done is changing the brakes.   
      
   Thanks,   
   Trevor   
      
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