Problems Starting Truck.
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Problems Starting Truck.
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I am having problems starting my F150. When I turn the key to the on position I have power, lights turn on etc. When I turn the key to start it, I hear a single click noise and lose all power.
After I lose power it stays that way for about a minute with the key in the on position. After a minute of no power with they key in the on position, the power turns on again.
I believe the starter and solenoid are good. Any ideas what could be the problem? Bad ground?
Thanks!
I am having problems starting my F150. When I turn the key to the on position I have power, lights turn on etc. When I turn the key to start it, I hear a single click noise and lose all power.
After I lose power it stays that way for about a minute with the key in the on position. After a minute of no power with they key in the on position, the power turns on again.
I believe the starter and solenoid are good. Any ideas what could be the problem? Bad ground?
Thanks!
Postmaster
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Cleveland, TN
Howdy
I am having problems starting my F150. When I turn the key to the on position I have power, lights turn on etc. When I turn the key to start it, I hear a single click noise and lose all power.
After I lose power it stays that way for about a minute with the key in the on position. After a minute of no power with they key in the on position, the power turns on again.
I believe the starter and solenoid are good. Any ideas what could be the problem? Bad ground?
Thanks!
I am having problems starting my F150. When I turn the key to the on position I have power, lights turn on etc. When I turn the key to start it, I hear a single click noise and lose all power.
After I lose power it stays that way for about a minute with the key in the on position. After a minute of no power with they key in the on position, the power turns on again.
I believe the starter and solenoid are good. Any ideas what could be the problem? Bad ground?
Thanks!
Cargo Master
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From: Nowthen, MN
Sounds like you have a bad connection somewhere, could be on either positive or negative side. Check all your battery cables for loose connections and corrosion and clean all connection points with a wire brush or sandpaper so they have a nice clean metal on metal contact. You might also have cables that need to be replaced. If the cables are all original, It wouldn't be a bad idea to just replace them all anyway.
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Check cables
I had a similar problem and after cleaning all connections replacing some parts, I found it to be the positive battery cable. Even though I cleaned and re-stripped the wire and everything , there was corrosion inside the cable about an or 2 up cable. Cut it off re-stripped and hooked everything up, problem solved.
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