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Old 08-08-2009, 06:15 AM
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I had a Ford truck that was doing the exact same thing; almost drove me crazy. I finally found the problem though. In the nose of the starter housing there is a bronze bushing that your bendix shaft rides in. After so many miles the bushing becomes worn and can actually work loose causing it to bind on the shaft. After you "push it off" to start it, it forces the bushing back into place and everything is concentric again. Then you drive it all day, get it hot, and it expands and "fills it's own gap" so to speak. Then you bring it home, let it sit over night and it cools down (shrinks) and it's loose again. As soon as you hit the ignition the next morning it binds again. And the whole process starts all over.
Maybe that's your problem. Good luck with it.
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