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Old May 17, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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Guys, I need help in a bad way! I got home tonight and my truck will not start! I don't know what to do. I thought that it may need a jump-start, but when I tried to jump it off, the truck's lighting got brighter and it barely wanted to do anything else. It didn't really turn over, it kind of "bumped" and then I heard the "dead battery click." I believe that noise is the one from the starter solenoid to better clarify for you all. What is it that I can do to fix this problem? I left my truck hooked up to my car for about 10 mins. and nothing. I had my g/f rev the car's engine and nothing. So I wanted to get some advise from you all... I'm hoping that it's something easy to fix. Maybe a dead battery or alternator, but if I can't get it to start by jumping it off, I can't get it to a place to get either system tested. Is there maybe something to do with the Securilok system?

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Julian
 
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Old May 17, 2003 | 10:37 PM
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Truck won't start!

Julian,
Last week my truck would not start, the solenoid would click but nothing at the starter. I started to pull the starter and found the wire from the solenoid had broken at the starter,I put a new end on it and it is fine.I hope this helps!!
awesomeSTX
 
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Old May 18, 2003 | 02:16 AM
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Truck won't start!

Try sticking a different battery in your truck. It could be the plates in the battery are depleted and will not hold a charge.
 
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Old May 18, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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Same thing happened to me. Wouldn't jump. Put in a new battery and all was good. The old battery was cracked around the post but it was also six years old.
 
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Old May 18, 2003 | 07:32 PM
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Thumbs up Truck won't start!

I went to take the battery out of my Turbo Coupe and the truck started right up! Thanks for the ideas.
 
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