Great! It sounds like this may be my fix then. Any ideas on why it may sometime not even clunk? How about the varying voltages on the ignition wire? I will test this tonight.

Can the solenoid be salvaged with new contacts, perhaps? I have heard of that being done on a Toyota truck. Also, can the solenoid be removed without taking the starter off? According to the FSM, it is necessary to drain the transmission and remove the tranny cooler lines to take the starter out. Ouch!

Thanks a lot!


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95 Montero SR - 207k miles, rebuilt @ 146k
Stock. Longview, Texas
Ithaca, NY for the summer of 08.