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Old 06-04-2003, 09:02 AM
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THE OTHER NIGHT I PARKED IN THE GRASS AND TRYED TO START MY85 AND IT MADE A WEIRD GRINGING NOISE TWICE THEN IT STARTED ANY IDEAS WOULD BE APPRESIATED THANKS
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Old 06-04-2003, 10:37 AM
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the starter is going out



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Old 06-05-2003, 11:04 PM
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yeah, mine did the same thing. at some point it will actually disengage and you will have to shake the car real hard to get the contact again
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howlong is this gonna take before it gets bad are these hard to replace any tips thanks
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its easy to change it. it could fully die anywhere from 10minutes to 10years theres no way to tell



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