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Stumped - Starting Issue with 1940 D30 GRD233
At that point I had the battery tested - came back "all good". I looked over the wiring - everything seemed ok (and it had worked before so nothing changed). I thought it was the starter. I took the starter off, tested it on the ground, took it apart and gave it a good cleaning, put it back together and tested it on the ground again. The starter would zip right up. Although, if I were really picky I'd say that it took a little longer than I'd like for it to get up to operating speed.
I put the starter back in the truck and got absolutely no motion of the starter at all. I decided to see if I could jump start it, because by that time the battery had drained a little bit. Jump starting it with another car got it to work!
I took the starter off again and took it to a pro. His conclusion was that the starter was good. I put the starter back in today and the starter doesn't turn at all. I tried playing with the wiring but ultimately concluded that the wiring worked before and nothing had changed over the last month or two. I tried jumping it again, like before, and nothing happens at all. I don't even know what to look for at this point. Any pointers?