Having ground issue’s!

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Jan 31, 2022 | 04:24 AM

Greenleaf1935

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Having ground issue’s!

I’m new to the forum, I have a 1965 f-100 I’m restoring going into my third year and about 3/4 the way with it. I taken a 5yrs leave from work to get this done , seven days a week sometimes sleeping in the garage. I’m at the point that it’s frustrating me to the point I think about giving up and selling it, but then I look at the time and all the hard earned dollars I’ve thrown in it and I mean a lots of it. I am have a ground issue I’ve put seven solenoids and two starters and two batteries. I’ve ground the frame to the engine, frame to the body and the engine to the body and I can’t get fire to the starter also three key ignitions somebody Please help me!! Oh it’s a 360 that has me doing a 360!!!

Jan 31, 2022 | 01:56 PM

Fomoko1

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Good luck with your truck, don't give up!

Jan 31, 2022 | 10:24 PM

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Feb 1, 2022 | 04:56 AM

Crop Duster

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Originally Posted by Greenleaf1935

Are you using the original Ford wiring or an aftermarket harness? Going back to your other thread have you determined that your starter will spin the engine independent of the wiring you have? In other words, take your jumper cables hook them to the battery, clamp the + to the cable going to the starter at the start relay, then ground the - to the block. The engine should spin. Make sure it is in neutral first. If that works you have a wiring problem, if not you have a mechanical problem.

Feb 1, 2022 | 07:02 AM

hiball3985

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Maybe you are lucky and it's just a small problem like the two small wires on the solenoid reversed?

Feb 1, 2022 | 12:17 PM

stonewalljac

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My observation on restorations is that we tend to paint everything too much. Both sides, so it cant ever rust! Well it cant make a ground either. Make sure that every ground strap is working, with a continuity meter. ( Starter to bell hsg and so on) Paint can be an enemy. Henry Ford didn't use much LOL

Feb 1, 2022 | 12:23 PM

ibuzzard

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As CropDuster said, first verify your starter is good, independent of your vehicle.

After almost 60 years, rust, not paint is a more likely culprit.

Would you mind posting some photos?