From: desertphile@invalid-address.net
On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:05:57 -0700, Trevor Holyoak
wrote:
> On 2/7/2011 7:07 PM, Trevor wrote:
> > Well, I had a really hard time starting tonight, and the temperature
> > was above freezing. And it turns out it does click - it's not just
> > silent (I just hadn't been in a location before where I could hear it
> > clearly). I had to try many, many more times than usual, and it
> > actually started trying to turn over 2 or 3 times before it finally
> > started. I'm guessing that's because the number of starts it took made
> > it so that battery wasn't quite as fresh as it should have been?
> >
> > I guess if it starts in the morning I should just drive it some place
> > that can fix it, since I lack both the parts and the experience. I'm
> > guessing I'm most likely to get someone who knows what they're doing
> > if I go to the local Toyota dealer. I just hope they'll be willing to
> > replace the contacts (if that's what it is), rather than insisting on
> > replacing the whole thing.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Trevor
> I ended up taking it to Tunex, and they had a hard time believing I had
> gone 235,000 miles on the original starter. They convinced me that I
> would ultimately be best off with a new one (not remanufactured, but
> unfortunately also not Toyota). They replaced it, and I now have no
> problems starting. But I'm feeling a little bit of buyer's remorse today. :(
Alas, it's all better than no starter at all. :-) If it weren't
for credit cards, we'd all be walking.
> - Trevor
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