[Monkey Face]

Well, Mr. Bill is home, but I don’t know how long it will last.

It seems the rebuilt starter has a “problem” that may or may not rectify itself in time, or that this “new” starter will have to be replaced. Which irritates me because of the labor costs. Exchanging one starter for another that has already been paid for is no biggie.

Once the engine has started, there seems to be a high-pitched screech which, although it doesn’t last longer than a few seconds, is still rather disconcerting. Why they didn’t tell me about it before I got the truck is beyond me.

Once the engine is warmed up after driving a few miles, shut off and started again, the sound goes away, but I’m left with an extremely high-pitched whine, such as turbos in a SciFi movie. Which also doesn’t last long!

So it’s pretty much an “ungh” day for me. If you can believe that...

(What on earth would I ever do without my FRiends on the UT???)

[NicknamedBob]

Don't know what the screech is, but one of the things about installing a starter is that sometimes they have to be "shimmed". That is, the plane of the starter's gear rotations has to be outside the plane of the engine's flywheel rotations.

Starters are only supposed to engage the teeth of the flywheel when starting the engine. If they fail to engage properly, or disengage properly, you can get ... inappropriate ... noises.

By the way, I'm back from the wilds of Pennsylvania. Mr. Penn's woods didn't have enough leaves on them.