I'm thinking I may have a starter failure, but curious as to everyone's input. I had my starter tested 3 years ago when I had my 261 rebuilt and it was in good shape, so I did not have it rebuilt. Yesterday, I drove my truck to the gym, everything working just fine. When I left the gym, I hit the starter and it sounded like the battery was going dead. Slow to turn over and the starter sounded very strange - hard to describe but didn't sound smooth and balanced as it normally does. Tested my battery charge, it was at 85%. Ran my fingers over all of the connections and all looked solid. Hooked the battery back up, hit the starter, and nothing. Dead. Pulled the starter and can't see any sign of damage, starter gear moves back and fourth just fine. (Side note, my truck starts very quickly, I never have to engage the starter for more than about 5 seconds.)
There's a small alternator/generator shop close to my house, I'll run it over tomorrow and have it looked at. Does this sound like a starter failure to you all?
Last edited by Green_98; 07/10/2022 5:47 PM.
