another dumb toyota question

MyDixieWrecked · Apr 2, 2009

My rigs been sittin for a easy 9 -10 months with out being ran. went to start it and nothin, so i ran power from the battery to the starter and it fired right up like i ran it that morning ... That was yesturday today i go to start it to move it out of the mud to a dry spot in the gravle and it wouldnt start ran the power back to the starter and still nothing a hour later i tried again and it fired right up?

COuld the starter just be on its way out, or could there be a bad ground at the starter?

I aint been wheelin in along time and im itchin to get back on the trails.

Any help would be appreciated. :Acheers:

HOrunner · Apr 2, 2009

WWhhhhaaaa???

Where is the POWER you are RUNNING to the STARTER coming FROM??? You should always have power running from the battery:eeek: to the starter. Are you talking about power from a battery charger?? sounds like a battery problem or weak connection somewhere?? maybe alternator?

MyDixieWrecked · Apr 2, 2009

the power was comin from a seperate wire, i just jumped the starter from the batter i unplugged the starter from the stock cable

TooRisky · Apr 12, 2009

Had the same prob with my 4Runner...turned out to be old wiring...Easy afternoon job to replace wiring with new.

JTR · Apr 12, 2009

mine was doin' something like this last week...turned out to be a bad ground altho it was tight as hell.

make sure your grounds are real good/tight...along w/ the battery terminals

I was ready to throw another starter at it....when it was just shitty connections:beer: