Yeah... I've got a new unit on the way. I pick it up tomorrow. I didn't
bother going through the dealer. Managed to get it for $197 CDN minus 30%
discount because my dad works for the natural gas utility. :-)
""Jeff Durling"" <jdurling@directvinternet.com> wrote in message
news:000201c2bbd7$6ad98c00$0b3d8c87@jeff...
>
> Sounds exactly like a dead spot that has got worse. Once you have it
> only time before the starter gets to where you are now. I'd check the
> wiring as suggested and if you don't find anything go for the starter. I
> don't know what they cost for the Dodge trucks but it has to be better
> than the $400 I just paid for to replace the one on my wife's diesel new
> beetle.
>
> Jeff Durling
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Kyle
> Vanditmars
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:39 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Re: Update to Starting Joy
>
>
> Sounds kinda like mine. If I beat the living crap out of the starter
> with a
> hammer/screwdriver handle, the thing has eventually started in the past.
> However, I don't want to have to carry a hammer around in the truck.
> Also,
> the first time I did it, I only had to whack the thing a couple times to
> get
> it to work, then this time, I had to strike at LEAST 25 times to get
> things
> going. I think I'm just going to replace the whole thing. The plunger
> flange is rather munged. The two contacts that the plunger hits are
> also
> extremely worn, plus the elecrtic motor itself looks rather "well
> travelled".
>
>
>
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