Trouble starting in rain and cold ....
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Trouble starting in rain and cold ....
I have a 99 Limited 4Runner with the V6 engine. The battery is new as of less than 6 mos. ago. I noticed the truck started having trouble starting about 3 months ago. It would turn over about 5 times then stop turning before it started. I took it to the garage and they ran some electrical test on the starter and said it was fine, but I should probably put in a new starter. I never did and the truck has started fine ever since, every day, for the past three months.
This week it's been raining all week. The truck didn't crank over one day when it was really cold and wet outside. I tried it again and it started fine. This morning, it was pretty cold outside (no rain) and the truck wouldn't do anything when I turned it over. I tried 4 times and nothing. No clicking, no turn over, no nothing. The fifth time it started up.
My question: could this be a battery problem, a starter problem, or something else? I hate to put in a new starter and have it not solve the problem. I find it weird that it acts up in the cold and wet.
This week it's been raining all week. The truck didn't crank over one day when it was really cold and wet outside. I tried it again and it started fine. This morning, it was pretty cold outside (no rain) and the truck wouldn't do anything when I turned it over. I tried 4 times and nothing. No clicking, no turn over, no nothing. The fifth time it started up.
My question: could this be a battery problem, a starter problem, or something else? I hate to put in a new starter and have it not solve the problem. I find it weird that it acts up in the cold and wet.
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Originally Posted by Ladythump
I have a 99 Limited 4Runner with the V6 engine. The battery is new as of less than 6 mos. ago. I noticed the truck started having trouble starting about 3 months ago. It would turn over about 5 times then stop turning before it started. I took it to the garage and they ran some electrical test on the starter and said it was fine, but I should probably put in a new starter. I never did and the truck has started fine ever since, every day, for the past three months.
This week it's been raining all week. The truck didn't crank over one day when it was really cold and wet outside. I tried it again and it started fine. This morning, it was pretty cold outside (no rain) and the truck wouldn't do anything when I turned it over. I tried 4 times and nothing. No clicking, no turn over, no nothing. The fifth time it started up.
My question: could this be a battery problem, a starter problem, or something else? I hate to put in a new starter and have it not solve the problem. I find it weird that it acts up in the cold and wet.
This week it's been raining all week. The truck didn't crank over one day when it was really cold and wet outside. I tried it again and it started fine. This morning, it was pretty cold outside (no rain) and the truck wouldn't do anything when I turned it over. I tried 4 times and nothing. No clicking, no turn over, no nothing. The fifth time it started up.
My question: could this be a battery problem, a starter problem, or something else? I hate to put in a new starter and have it not solve the problem. I find it weird that it acts up in the cold and wet.
#4
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Originally Posted by Ladythump
where would i get the kit to rebuild the starter??
Ask for a starter contact kit for your truck, they should have one in stock (common problem).
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