Starter won't disengage
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Starter won't disengage
I'm having trouble with my 96 F250 4x4 460 auto. The starter is stuck engaged. I went to start the truck and the battery is dead. I went to jump it and as soon as I touched the terminals it started cranking. The solenoid is on the starter and the solenoid switch is on the fender. The starter is about 3 months old. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
#4
Ok this going to sound weird but I had an E 150 that did the same thing, replaced everything and still it did it. Finally I happened to catch a glimpse of the bottom of my battery cable terminal and it was broken. Replaced it and it never happened again. Ask the ford parts counter guy and he said this happens sometime, the voltage increase when the electricity jumps (sparks) across the gap created by the broken terminal can slightly weld the contacts in the relay in place. I don't know if was blow'n smoke or not, I just know it worked.
#5
If it's stuck engaged, it would be easy enough to troubleshoot. Unhook the small wire that goes from the fender mounted relay(solenoid) to the starter mounted solenoid. When you hook the charged battery back up if it still cranks, it's the starter mounted solenoid. If it doesn't crank with that wire unhooked it the fender mounted relay.
#6
Learn from my mistake.
When you get the new solenoid, do your self a favor and get the "Heavy duty" $20 one. Don't go for the $12 Auto Zone special. I bought the $12 one. It stuck again a week later, took it back and got another one free under warranty. It stuck again a few days later. I went back, spent the $20 on the heavy duty solenoid and haven't had a problem since.
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When you get the new solenoid, do your self a favor and get the "Heavy duty" $20 one. Don't go for the $12 Auto Zone special. I bought the $12 one. It stuck again a week later, took it back and got another one free under warranty. It stuck again a few days later. I went back, spent the $20 on the heavy duty solenoid and haven't had a problem since.
Q
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