98 Tacoma 4x4 starter issue??

> The only way to determine the cause with any certainty is to check power
> when the hard start condition occurs. Check to make sure that the battery
> cables are tight at the battery, starter, and ground.
>
> Toyotas have been known to have bad contacts in the starter relay - the
> contacts are easily replaced.
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>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)

Thanks for the info bbtaco and Ray O....
It's funny you mentioned ground, I found a ground wire going from the
chassis to the negative battery clamp broken and seperated at the clamp. I
taped it back where it belonged but it didn't stop the problem. Although I'm
not exactly sure what that ground wire's purpose is, it doesn't look like
it's for starting the vehicle.
I will probably just go right to the starter contacts since the more I
search the net, the more I'm seeing as you said, this is a common issue for
these trucks.

Thanks again
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"fred" wrote in message
>> The only way to determine the cause with any certainty is to check power
>> when the hard start condition occurs. Check to make sure that the
>> battery cables are tight at the battery, starter, and ground.
>>
>> Toyotas have been known to have bad contacts in the starter relay - the
>> contacts are easily replaced.
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>
> Thanks for the info bbtaco and Ray O....
> It's funny you mentioned ground, I found a ground wire going from the
> chassis to the negative battery clamp broken and seperated at the clamp. I
> taped it back where it belonged but it didn't stop the problem. Although
> I'm not exactly sure what that ground wire's purpose is, it doesn't look
> like it's for starting the vehicle.
> I will probably just go right to the starter contacts since the more I
> search the net, the more I'm seeing as you said, this is a common issue
> for these trucks.
>
> Thanks again

You're welcome and good luck!
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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