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starter circuit issues
88 F250 4x 351efi C6
I have been burning through solenoids and starters(O'Reilly lifetime).
The starters turn but fuse the solenoid closed.
Battery is putting out 12.6V.
All wires are new with clean contact surfaces.
My latest solenoid is a NAPA heavy duty and lasted 5 starts with an O'R starter.
I'm headding to NAPA to get a new solenoid and trade the brand spankin new O'R starter for a NAPA reman.
Any insights as to where the problem lies?
P.S. I threw this post up cus I didn't want to troll thru 4K other posts to see if there were any others.
I have been burning through solenoids and starters(O'Reilly lifetime).
The starters turn but fuse the solenoid closed.
Battery is putting out 12.6V.
All wires are new with clean contact surfaces.
My latest solenoid is a NAPA heavy duty and lasted 5 starts with an O'R starter.
I'm headding to NAPA to get a new solenoid and trade the brand spankin new O'R starter for a NAPA reman.
Any insights as to where the problem lies?
P.S. I threw this post up cus I didn't want to troll thru 4K other posts to see if there were any others.
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From: Mooresville, NC
88 F250 4x 351efi C6
I have been burning through solenoids and starters(O'Reilly lifetime).
The starters turn but fuse the solenoid closed.
Battery is putting out 12.6V.
All wires are new with clean contact surfaces.
My latest solenoid is a NAPA heavy duty and lasted 5 starts with an O'R starter.
I'm headding to NAPA to get a new solenoid and trade the brand spankin new O'R starter for a NAPA reman.
Any insights as to where the problem lies?
P.S. I threw this post up cus I didn't want to troll thru 4K other posts to see if there were any others.
I have been burning through solenoids and starters(O'Reilly lifetime).
The starters turn but fuse the solenoid closed.
Battery is putting out 12.6V.
All wires are new with clean contact surfaces.
My latest solenoid is a NAPA heavy duty and lasted 5 starts with an O'R starter.
I'm headding to NAPA to get a new solenoid and trade the brand spankin new O'R starter for a NAPA reman.
Any insights as to where the problem lies?
P.S. I threw this post up cus I didn't want to troll thru 4K other posts to see if there were any others.
First and foremost - Chinese and/or Mexican electrical aftermarket trash is very likely the prima facie cause of your problems.
If it persists after the starter replacement, you might consider running both a load test and a separate conductance test on the battery to ensure it's not a contributing factor. After that you can run voltage drop tests on the starter leads to eliminate those as potential problems.
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