<VV> I'm thinking maybe the starter motor...

[Hugo Miller]

I have had a number of starter motors do that ovr the years. Wait till 
it cools down & they work just fine. I would like to know why this 
happens - all I know is it DOES happen.

On 2020-08-05 21:12, Chris Ziebell via VirtualVairs wrote:
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> I have a relatively new battery that I keep on a battery minder 
> whenever I'm
> not driving her, and the battery minder says the battery is good and 
> full.
> When I first start the truck, there is plenty of power to crank, and 
> the
> beast always starts.  Today, it was time for the annual safety 
> inspection,
> so I drove it 3 miles to the inspection station and parked it out 
> front.
> When we went to start it, it barely cranked, as if the battery barely 
> had
> enough power to make the engine turn over once.  Thankfully, that 
> once was
> all it took, and the engine fired right up.  After inspection, I 
> drove it
> home.  In neutral parked in the driveway, the alternator was putting 
> out
> between 14 and 14.5 volts.  So, I think the batter is good, and the
> alternator is good.  It seems like it does this bogging down only 
> when it is
> warmed up.
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> Also, neither front turn signal worked today.  The rear ones worked 
> fine,
> and the signal indicator on the dash blinked normally.  I'm used to 
> it not
> blinking at all if a bulb is burned out, and I'm wondering why both 
> bulbs
> would burn out at the same time.  I will open that up and look this 
> weekend,
> but wondering if there is anything else to think about related to 
> that.
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> Thanks
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