All,

I could just kiss you grease monkeys. Starter contacts indeed the problem. The larger contact of the two had worn down to about 1/8th of itÆs original size. Looked terrible. Two kits of starter contacts from the Toyota dealer for about $20 and two hours of my time and my beast starts like new again. I could have done it faster but I took my time and was careful. Putting that in perspective makes me feel fantastic; shop would have charged me $300-$400 for labor and $200 for a rebuilt starter plus tax! ThatÆs a plane ticket to Hawaii or a monthly car payment or etc.

Jataga, again the document you linked was excellent when I was on the job. Thank you very much.

Magnifico