Won't Start
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Won't Start
Background. Bought the truck a few months ago, so don't have a long history on it. EFI v8 4X4.
Drove it from Nevada City CA to Belmont CA, about 100 miles early in the morning. Loaded up over 1000 pounds of various bits of steel (lowered the 3" lifted rear end to lower than level).
Drove home which is uphill on an over 100 degree F day.
I stopped for about 10 minutes and it wouldn't start. Suspecting heat soak to the starter (I've had that problem in at least a few cars) I got ride home and went back the next morning. I took a jump pack with me, and while it didn't start on the first try, it did with the second and drove it home.
Now it won't start at all with or withou the jump pack. I had attached a battery maintainer overnight just because I had one available.
It clicks and then nothing. Just like it had done after the long hot drive.
Ideas? Things to try, check, or investigate?
Jeff '87 F150 4X4
Drove it from Nevada City CA to Belmont CA, about 100 miles early in the morning. Loaded up over 1000 pounds of various bits of steel (lowered the 3" lifted rear end to lower than level).
Drove home which is uphill on an over 100 degree F day.
I stopped for about 10 minutes and it wouldn't start. Suspecting heat soak to the starter (I've had that problem in at least a few cars) I got ride home and went back the next morning. I took a jump pack with me, and while it didn't start on the first try, it did with the second and drove it home.
Now it won't start at all with or withou the jump pack. I had attached a battery maintainer overnight just because I had one available.
It clicks and then nothing. Just like it had done after the long hot drive.
Ideas? Things to try, check, or investigate?
Jeff '87 F150 4X4
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From: Easton,Ks
You say clicks and not chatter so I would replace the starter solenoid on the fender.
Could also be bad battery cables or connection of the cables at the battery or engine block (ground/NEG).
Could also be bad battery cables or connection of the cables at the battery or engine block (ground/NEG).
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I went through this with my '92 a while back. Replaced the fender relay and it worked for a week. Replaced again and it worked for a day or 2. Replaced starter and same thing "click". Finally replaced positive cable from batt to starter and battery to relay (1 cable oreillys $50.00) and its been perfect ever since going on since september.
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Well, I replaced the relay and cleaned up connections and ground connections and it made no difference. Took the starter out and went to Autozone where it tested bad. Replaced the starter all all seems good for now. Thanks for the guidance all.
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Hope you got the lifetime warranty on that AutoZone starter. I went thru THREE of them in less than two months on my 460 before I finally got a good one! After that I more or less quit buying parts from AutoZone except for name brand stuff. NEVER house brand or their proprietary junk. Still have an AZ water pump on my truck (waiting for it to go kaboom) and front suspension bushing (falling apart already, need to replace with Energy Suspension bushings).
Just in case you do have trouble, bring a hammer and block of wood. When the junk starter gets stuck, use the wood and hammer to tap on it. That'll get it going again for a little while.
Just in case you do have trouble, bring a hammer and block of wood. When the junk starter gets stuck, use the wood and hammer to tap on it. That'll get it going again for a little while.
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