Hard Starting 90 D250
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The battery is good, 1000cca and 1180ca. I will try the pre-heat twice idea. The truck had a smaller battery in it when I bought it but I felt that it may due damage to my starter by cranking it over without enough amps. The truck has really low miles (about 62k) and I have full service records since it was purchased new. Thanks for the info, and hopefully all will be well for the old Dodge.
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i have had the same problem latley!!
i pulled my starter today!
i think somone at bosch forgot to put a seal in there because i found about a cup of black sludgey gooey slimey stinkey shat in the motor!!! contacts were corroded and the brushes were dirty!!
i cleaned it all up sanded the contacts!!
now she starts like she used to!!
ps the bosch starter was only 2 years old!!!
i pulled my starter today!
i think somone at bosch forgot to put a seal in there because i found about a cup of black sludgey gooey slimey stinkey shat in the motor!!! contacts were corroded and the brushes were dirty!!
i cleaned it all up sanded the contacts!!
now she starts like she used to!!
ps the bosch starter was only 2 years old!!!
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sorry for the long over-due update. I ended up taking out the starter because I had checked everything else and one day it did not start. The problem was because the truck had such low miles and had sat for almost two years the brushes were seized. Only one was contacting at the time of removal, thus the problem. After a good clean-up everything works like it should and starts with a touch of the switch. Thanks to all for the suggestions.
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