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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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Another no start.

Hey,

Trucks trippin out. When i turn the key, all the way then turn it to start the truck up, it clicks and all the power shuts off. The power will stay off till i take the positive lead off and put it back on the truck. I disconnected hte starter, reset the power, then tried turning hte truck over again, and the power stayed on. So i simply took back my reman starter got a new one put it in same deal...

Any suggestions? Solinoid??

 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 07:32 AM
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sounds like a bad ground to me. I had a cheby s10 that use to do that once in a while. Course ive also seen a bad battery cause this as well.
 

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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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first thing i would check is the connection of the ground on the battery. It probably is a ground somewhere on the truck if that isnt it. Have someone try and start it, and watch the engine bay. On my car, when there was a bad ground on the battery, it would shoot up a plume of dust/smoke. It was actually audible. Just look for any loose connections.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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Load test the battery,SOund like its a bad connection or a bad battery.
 
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