GI-JOE
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Hi everyone,
I have a bobbed M818 with the NHC250 that I think is having starter problems. The truck had been sitting for about 4 months while I was recovering from surgery. When I was strong enough to drive it again I went to where the truck is stored, connected the batterys, and it fired right up. I drove the truck for about 20 miles then shut it off for about 20 minutes. When I went to start it again it turned over kinda slow but the truck still started right up. I drove the truck 10 miles to a fuel station and shut the truck off to wait my turn.When it was time to move up to the pump I hit the switch, heard a loud click, then nothing. I gave things a quick look over but could see nothing amiss. I called a tow truck for a bump. the added voltage (24) didn't seem to help at all. The tow truck driver volunteered to give me a tug so I turned the screw on top of the pump, swiched power on, and before the tow truck had moved 3 feet I was running again. The tow truck driver followed me to where I store the truck and the truck ran perfectly on the way back. after I parked the truck I tried the starter again, just got a click.
I pulled the batteries and they checked out fine. I started working from the batteries inward, cleaning cable ends and terminals as I went. Everything looks pretty clean. I checked the cables and terminals at the starter and everything looks clean.
The only two pieces of advise I heard are to wack the starter with a mallet to try and free up the brushes if they're stuck and add an additional ground cable from the starter motor to the engine block.
I do have a spare starter that I've had checked out and it seems good to go.
Any advise as to other things I can check before I throw another starter at this thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
I have a bobbed M818 with the NHC250 that I think is having starter problems. The truck had been sitting for about 4 months while I was recovering from surgery. When I was strong enough to drive it again I went to where the truck is stored, connected the batterys, and it fired right up. I drove the truck for about 20 miles then shut it off for about 20 minutes. When I went to start it again it turned over kinda slow but the truck still started right up. I drove the truck 10 miles to a fuel station and shut the truck off to wait my turn.When it was time to move up to the pump I hit the switch, heard a loud click, then nothing. I gave things a quick look over but could see nothing amiss. I called a tow truck for a bump. the added voltage (24) didn't seem to help at all. The tow truck driver volunteered to give me a tug so I turned the screw on top of the pump, swiched power on, and before the tow truck had moved 3 feet I was running again. The tow truck driver followed me to where I store the truck and the truck ran perfectly on the way back. after I parked the truck I tried the starter again, just got a click.
I pulled the batteries and they checked out fine. I started working from the batteries inward, cleaning cable ends and terminals as I went. Everything looks pretty clean. I checked the cables and terminals at the starter and everything looks clean.
The only two pieces of advise I heard are to wack the starter with a mallet to try and free up the brushes if they're stuck and add an additional ground cable from the starter motor to the engine block.
I do have a spare starter that I've had checked out and it seems good to go.
Any advise as to other things I can check before I throw another starter at this thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks