no start...pulling batteries down..need help
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no start...pulling batteries down..need help
Weird...batts are 8 mos old....turn key to on and the glow plugs are pulling me down to 11.4...then after they kick off I get 12.5...no crank at 12.5, just the dreaded click...reading 12.95 independently with no draw...GPR or batts?
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No.. but you can following the small red wire that from the starter and it should lead you to the selenoid..The selenoid has a large red wire (about 1/4" in diameter and small red wire..
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Swapped batts from another truck of mine...no diff...found start solenoid, jumped and nothing has proper voltage on one side....went under and whacked starter...tapped solenoid again and a minor crank attempt....I'm goin with starter at this point
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I had a buddy hold the key in crank position and tested the voltage at the starter w/ my meter...showing high 12's at the starter so it's gotta be it i believe...tried in Neutral earlier in my quest and no difference.As usual, thanks for all the quick helpful replies...the solenoid was the "missing link" for me to diagnose Happy 4th! 
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The OP has a 2000, which has a Mitsubishi starter. They have a tendency at higher mileages to go away as a result of the on-starter solenoid's contacts being eroded away.
That's NOT the fender-well mounted "starter solenoid".
The brushes last a long time, and the planetary gear-reduction is pretty bulletproof, and usually do not need replacing.
That solenoid IS replaceable separately, and usually doing so restores the operation of the starter.
See:
http://search.waiglobal.com/partsear...part=66-8363-1
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That's NOT the fender-well mounted "starter solenoid".
The brushes last a long time, and the planetary gear-reduction is pretty bulletproof, and usually do not need replacing.
That solenoid IS replaceable separately, and usually doing so restores the operation of the starter.
See:
http://search.waiglobal.com/partsear...part=66-8363-1
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From: La La Land
You have not been real clear about which one of your many trucks you are having trouble with.
Your profile says you have a 2000, but your recently-added sig line says others.
What are we trying to help you with?
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Your profile says you have a 2000, but your recently-added sig line says others.
What are we trying to help you with?
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