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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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not starting??

I have a 1994 f150 i have only owned it for about 5 months and it started acting up on me a month ago.

I would drive it for a while than turn it off and it would not start again all it would do is make a loud click . about 1hr later she would start no problem. It would do this off and on. It eventually did this all the time so i could never turn it off when i went somwhere. now it wont start at all. I turn the key and all i hear is a loud click from the starter relay(solinoid). Today i went out and got a new solinoid and put it in and it stilll does the same thing. i dont think its the battery because I tryed a difrent one the a know works. the only way it will start is if a push start it.

anybody have any ideas? thanks
 
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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Have you tried to replace the starter or have your's tested?
 
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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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no i have not done anything with the starter. i didnt think that would be the problem for some reason but i guess it could be. is there any way i could test it myself?
thanks
 
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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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Sounds like the starter was getting to hot from the exhaust then finally died.
I have had this problem before with headers you might try to make some kind of heat sheild for your starter.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 09:09 PM
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jegs ant summit sell a starter wrap to keep the starter cooler, insteat of riggin something up.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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is there a way to hook the starter directly up to the battery and see if it will start?
 
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 06:20 AM
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Not without removing it. In the truck, you can take a screwdriver and short the 2 large terminals on your starter solenoid and do the same thing. If it doesn't crank doing this then you have a bad starter.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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this may be stupid but the starter solinoid is on the starter right? just short the 2 wire terminals off the starter?

i just put a jumper from the push on conection on the relay to the batt pos and it still just clicks. thats just what the book says.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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the starter selinoid is on the inside of the pass. fender, about a foot from the battery. if that.
 
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