[rstundra]

I love this site. About 3 months ago I started having the problem and after checking the battery, cleaning the terminals, replacing all wire ends at the battery, replacing about 6" of the wire leading the starter at the battery end, replacing the starter relay I had to bite the bullet and replace the starter. I got the diagram from here and was able to get the parts from NAPA.

I did not have to open the coolant system. THere were no coolant lines to my intake manifold but the crossover tube and the wiring harness made getting to the starter bolts extremely difficult. 10 torn knuckles later I had the new starter bolted in. Unfortunatly, I unknowingly broke a wire to one of the knock sensors and did not realizethis until the entire engine was back together. 3 hours later, all was fixed and back together and no more click,click,click vroom.

I have a 2000 V8 sr5 with 87k miles. My biggest problem has been brakes and vibrations. I also have the mandatory exhaust leak that makes it sound like an old chevy.