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Re:How a Car Engine Works by kw71 on Sunday April 10, 2016 @03:44AM (#11465329)
Holy cow this is terrible. Especially given toyota starters 'click of death' when their brushes get worn.
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Re:How a Car Engine Works by bcook on Sunday April 10, 2016 @10:26AM (#11466226)
Every failing starter I have encountered exhibited the "click of death" (turn the key and get "clicks" rather than a turning engine). I doubt it's a problem exclusive to Toyota.

PS - I drove a manual transmission Mazda truck that had no starter for 8 months. Thankfully, I live in a mountainous region, so "push starting" the vehicle by using a hill was "easy" (except when it wasn't).

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Re:How a Car Engine Works by jumasheff on Monday April 11, 2016 @05:54AM (#11470510)
You rock!
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