This morning at the QuikTrip, after a cup of coffee, the starter would not disengage after the truck started. Long story short, after I got in home, it was hanging by the bottom bolt, top bolt completely gone. I removed the starter, took it to the local parts place and had them test it. It worked fine on the tester, and I made them do it 3 times. Got it home, cleaned up and ready to install. I chased the threads up top, put in a new 10 x 1.25 bolt top and bottom of the correct length. Put everything together and the second I hit the key, it started right up, then the starter again failed to quit running. It didn't sound like it was engaged, just running full blast. Jerked the battery cable to stop it. Can someone tell me what to do next? BTW, while waiting on the truck to cool down this morning, I pulled the entire ignition/key assembly, cleaned and lubed, and reinstalled. The key seems to return fine, but...could it be a bad ignition component at the bottom of the key cylinder (where all the wires come out. Note the truck is an 88, 22RE, 5-speed, mostly stock. Help, help, help. I need to go to work tomorrow. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />


Richard S.
88 Toy 4x4 Truck, 22RE, 3"BL, 5-Speed, Muds
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