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Feb 24, 2019 | 08:08 AM

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*Help Needed* Will Not Crank

Good morning everyone,

On Wednesday I went out to start the truck it was cold out, maybe 28 degrees and the truck was slow to turn over and didn’t start first crank. It has been slower to turn over recently and figured the batteries were going. So, I turned the ignition off and went to restart and nothing, no clicking, no starter engagement, I can hear the pump prime and the GPR cycle, but nothing else. I connected the FORScan and it read 11.6 volts and I figured ah batteries are dead. Fast forward to today, it’s finally quit raining so I go out to put two new batteries in. All goes to planned, go in to crank the truck, and nothing, same as before, everything cycles, but you turn the key and nothing. The batteries read 12.6 at the terminals. No codes on FORScan.

I am at at a loss, any suggestions, please?!

Thank you in advance for your help.

Feb 24, 2019 | 08:11 AM

AllaboutMPG

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Check to make sure the starter Bolts are tight. Check the positive and negative cable connections. The positive at the starter and the negative at the block.

What year and model truck do you have?

Feb 24, 2019 | 08:13 AM

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Starter could make it drag too. You can try jump the starter solenoid on the fender if its a 2001 or older.

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Feb 24, 2019 | 08:29 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AllaboutMPG

Check to make sure the starter Bolts are tight. Check the positive and negative cable connections. The positive at the starter and the negative at the block.

What year and model truck do you have?

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Originally Posted by carltonwebb

Starter could make it drag too. You can try jump the starter solenoid on the fender if its a 2001 or older.

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Thank you for the quick suggestions. I checked all bolts and all are tight. The truck is a 2002. I did take the yellow starter wire and touched it to the battery and nothing happened either. Would this be indicative of the starter?

Feb 24, 2019 | 08:32 AM

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I would think yes your starter is gone. Just to make sure touch the jump wire and check voltage at the starter.

Feb 24, 2019 | 01:29 PM

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Hey FTE,

I wanted to thank everyone for the quick replies and advice. I just finished installing a new starter, no reman stuff, and she fired right up.

Thank you again for the help and I look forward to being able to pay it forward in the future.

By the way, this was the EASIEST starter job I have ever done!