Phantom-309
Registered User
Hello everyone, Ive been lurking for about 2 months here, finally joined and before I get a chance to introduce myself, I have a break down and need some information... My truck is a 94 IDI Turbo, ext cab, dually, auto trans, 250,000 miles with only the glow plug relay replaced to my knowledge. As far as I know, everything else is stock.
About a week and a half ago, my truck wouldnt start...ran fine, then no start, no trouble leading up to it. Turned the key, no click, wouldnt engage the starter. Put jumper cables on it and got it to click, still not turning over...scraped the battery connectors and managed to get it jump started, ran for two hours then shut it off, turned the key on and didnt have enough juice to run the interior lights...Batteries are new (05/11), alternator was checked and ok'd at Oreilly's, I took my starter in today and Oreillys said that it needed to be replaced...So my question is, does this sound like a starter problem, and if so, where is the best place to get a starter, and what other truck /motor years would be compatible for a replacent (donor vehicle?). Whenever I have connected it with jumper cables to another vehicle, it does not even seem to put any "lag" on the running vehicle, as if it werent actually drawing power due to a break in the circuitry...Any advice is appreciated, I've got things to do and no truck to do it with...
About a week and a half ago, my truck wouldnt start...ran fine, then no start, no trouble leading up to it. Turned the key, no click, wouldnt engage the starter. Put jumper cables on it and got it to click, still not turning over...scraped the battery connectors and managed to get it jump started, ran for two hours then shut it off, turned the key on and didnt have enough juice to run the interior lights...Batteries are new (05/11), alternator was checked and ok'd at Oreilly's, I took my starter in today and Oreillys said that it needed to be replaced...So my question is, does this sound like a starter problem, and if so, where is the best place to get a starter, and what other truck /motor years would be compatible for a replacent (donor vehicle?). Whenever I have connected it with jumper cables to another vehicle, it does not even seem to put any "lag" on the running vehicle, as if it werent actually drawing power due to a break in the circuitry...Any advice is appreciated, I've got things to do and no truck to do it with...