Lightning strikes twice!! Another starter mystrer

[M1028A1ShelterCarrier]

So I spent a few hours yesterday swapping out my old starter by myself. The old starter worked always cold but once the truck reached operating temp, it would take a light precise hammer blow to the solenoid to start it. So I thought the solenoid was bad.
So after the new to me (working take out) starter was installed, the truck started fine several times cold and I was happy. Tonight, I took the M109 for a 15 minute drive. I shut it off while I ran into a buddies house. About ten minutes later I attempted to start the truck. Same exact problem! I tapped the solenoid very lightly and it fired up like usual. Could it be that two separate starters have the exact same hot start problem or is it something else? I am tired of lifting up my hood everywhere I go and finding a 2nd person to hold the button. Could it be something else before I give up and buy a brand new starter and have the same problem????
Also while holding the starter button down when the engine is warn, I don’t even hear a click or anything. 1st strike with the hammer starts it. I have searched this topic and usually a starter replacement fixes it. Thanks in advance.

 

[wreckerman893]

Your truck is cursed. There is a JU JU demon in it.

Send $99.95 for Wreckerman's Deuce Exorcism Kit.

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Seriously though......there may be a bad ground somewhere that is aggravated by the truck being warm......I've had stranger problems.

Prob just have to get a few of the guys together and drink beer, talk about women, sports, women, racing, women and oh yea.....trouble shoot the truck.

It works for us dumb old southern rednecks.

 

[SGTStewart]

 

[cornrichard]

I had a similar problem with a 460 ford. I built a cheap and dirty heat shield out of aluminum for it and had no more problems. The starter body, not the solenoid needed the precision tap on the ford. I may have grounded the starter better with the bolt and hose clamp secured shield. Anyway it worked, good luck!

 

[WillWagner]

Could be high resistance grounds or the starter just full of dirt and junk. They are simple, take your old one apart, give it a good cleaning and lube the linkage and then re install it to see what happens.

 

[drgreg]

It's a magic hammer