PEIslander
Newbie
It's been fairly cold here in PEI lately (-14c at night). We had about 15" of snow last week. I plowed out our lane and lot next to our property.. That night we had some heavy winds from the west and a -22C windchill. The next day the truck wouldn't crank- just a light "click". Since the battery is new I suspected a starter issue. On a whim I took my heat gun to the starter for about 3 minutes and sure enough the truck started right up. Yesterday I had to plow again and the truck started fine. This morning- same issue. Frozen starter. It appears snow is melting and the water must be getting into the starter and then refreezing. Has anyone else experienced this? A friend of mine worked as parts manager at a GM store for 35 years. He said the GMT400's were bad for doing this even when new. Now he lives in Manitoba where it often hits -30c. This is the first I've ever heard of the issue. Is there a fix? Would a different starter (aftermarket performance) solve the issue?
BTW my truck is a 94 3500 with a 5.7l/Auto
BTW my truck is a 94 3500 with a 5.7l/Auto