Quote Originally Posted by T. B. Turner View Post
Sometimes a problem that happens to starters on high mileage vehicles is that when the starters get worn the armature does not exactly where it should to activate when the juice is put to it, If you tap the starter with what ever you have handy rock, hammer, even by poking a broom stick to it from above. That tends to jar things back into place and it may work again. but it still will eventually need a new starter.
Copy all (and others).
I have a screwdriver and a ball-peen hammer sitting in the passenger seat. That's my plan is to start at the starter and work my way around.
Now to just wait for it to happen consistently enough to test it.
(also, this was my father-in-laws first theory, he has since moved on to electrical; time will tell.