Q: Need a new starter?
The truck wouldn't start in the cold a friend said it could be a battery issue after replacing the half dead battery in the truck, it still wouldn't start, it tries but it doesn't turn over after hearing this my friend said it's a starter issue bc my lights continued to stay on. Unless it's a fuel pump?what starters and fuel pumps are compatible with an 01? just in case the junk yard doesn't have a salvageable parts from that year
My car has an automatic transmission.
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