Well I have a new issue....I picked up a new starter to replace my dead/dieing one and this new one will not fully engage all the time. Normally he starter will spin and not engage into the flywheel. Sometimes it will engage and the engine fires right up. Sometimes it will engage and then disengage as it cranks. Both starters look and measure identical. I have verified the pinion gear does move outward when the starter is engaged. I am wondering if maybe it doesnt go far enough out and is just barely engaging the flywheel. The manual for the 4JB1 engine I have talks about adjusting the pinion gap but that doesn't seem normal for a new starter. Looks like I may have to pull the starter and at the least measure how far the pinion goes out compared to my old burned out one. Any other ideas?