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I/my husband has a 1980 Ford F250 429ci ¾ ton 4wd pickup truck. It has a "granny" 4-speed transmention. Well, anyway my husband got deployed to Iraq, and took the keys with him. Well I didn’t have the money for a locksmith at the time. So we hot-wired it. It was running great, until we ran out of gas and the battery trying to reprime it. It has been sitting for 8 months, and I just got back into town,and have been trying to fix it. IT WILL NOT EVEN TURN OVER!!!!!! We have replaced a new coil,control module,battery,and a voltage regulator. Also a used steering column and starter/selinoid, and still nothing! Please Help Me
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First of all, welcome to FTE! Second, I am very impressed you hot-wired it! 
Did you run out of gas, then keep trying to start it when it was empty? Maybe you burnt out the starter or maybe battery cables. Good luck! 
-Matt
Did you run out of gas, then keep trying to start it when it was empty? Maybe you burnt out the starter or maybe battery cables. Good luck! -Matt
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Did you get your keys back? Be sure to make sure that your wires are back the way they were, don't know how you got past the steering lock, or which wires you shorted to "fix" your problem, you might mention to your truck that its ok, your not stolen...might help too.
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no it's not even turning over
and i have undone the hot wire and replaced all the damage done i think. PS I like your sence of humor
and i have undone the hot wire and replaced all the damage done i think. PS I like your sence of humor
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There is a fuseable link in some wiring that goes to the starter sol, if its swollen, or burned, it is bad, check with a multimeter with out the battery wires connected, use the ~ owm setting, if its good, it will read infinity, if not good, nothing. You can check all your wires this way, look for the fuseable links in the wires....(my sense of humor doesn't catch everyone....thanks)
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They are pieces of wire that are basically like fuses. You have to cut out the bad part and replace them with a new one. You buy them in usually less than 12" pieces. You can use a regular piece of wire but I would not recommend it. If you do then next time it wants to "blow the fuse" it will melt the wire and start a fire possibly.
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It might if the connecting is good and tight, but somewhere there is one that you missed, there is also one near the alt on some models and to the voltage regulator near the fenderframe (standing in front - left side). There is also one on the igniton circuit, although I am not sure which type of steering column harness you used to spiced into to make a correct procedure right, but if all your wires are connected, you have ground, all your fuseable links have been "repaired"...it should start, but what about the under the column switch? The one the ignition rod goes to...if its out of adjustment, you'll get nothing when you turn the key....it has to be adjusted if its been moved.