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Old 03-12-2010, 02:11 PM
PseudotropheusRegistered Member Pseudotropheus is offline
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Originally Posted by Buglover View Post
If it's anything like mine....I get a "sqweel" out of my starter everytime I crank it up. It's been like that since I've owned it. A little annoying but it still works.
Its the bearing in the starter. Just replace the starter and get a new one. When they do that, they are typically drawing more "amps" then they should be.

Stock rating is 140 amps, I would assume your in the upper 150's and 160's. Time to replace.
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