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Howdy folks -
I put a new battery in the Suburban Saturday morning as the old one was woefully undersized (previous owner cheaped out). Got it installed and she fired up strong. After driving it around all day (probably started it a dozen times) I went out to move it in the driveway and I turned the key and nothing happened. All systems came on, but no crank. No clicking, no noises, nothing. Radio turned off like it normally does when cranking, but nothing from the starter. I was dumbfounded so just kept trying it and after ten or so tries, she fired up. Moved it, turned it off, and started it again with no issues. Drove it around all day Sunday with no issues. Go out this morning and no crank. I pulled the cables off to make sure the starter cable had good connection and didn't see any issues there. Put them back on and still nothing.
Next step in keeping it simple would be the starter. Is this how they act when a solenoid goes out? I've only ever had one starter go out on me and it acted up for a month or so before I got around to replacing it. This is the first time in a year of ownership that I've had any trouble with this one.
Any tips other than to replace the starter?
I put a new battery in the Suburban Saturday morning as the old one was woefully undersized (previous owner cheaped out). Got it installed and she fired up strong. After driving it around all day (probably started it a dozen times) I went out to move it in the driveway and I turned the key and nothing happened. All systems came on, but no crank. No clicking, no noises, nothing. Radio turned off like it normally does when cranking, but nothing from the starter. I was dumbfounded so just kept trying it and after ten or so tries, she fired up. Moved it, turned it off, and started it again with no issues. Drove it around all day Sunday with no issues. Go out this morning and no crank. I pulled the cables off to make sure the starter cable had good connection and didn't see any issues there. Put them back on and still nothing.
Next step in keeping it simple would be the starter. Is this how they act when a solenoid goes out? I've only ever had one starter go out on me and it acted up for a month or so before I got around to replacing it. This is the first time in a year of ownership that I've had any trouble with this one.
Any tips other than to replace the starter?