Good day glorious peeps! So yes, another scout doesn't start. Starter was changed less than a month ago, so doubt that is the problem. I have experienced the following symptoms: 1. Before it reached to current state of not starting no matter the number of attempts, it used to sometimes...

The starter had been going downhill for a while. Started failing at 2500 miles as a very intermittent issue; cold and moisture in the air made it worse. Not the fuel rail, not the battery, not the rectifier or any wiring connections or ground issues - just a bad starter that continued to build...