'99: Problem with Starter or Solenoid???
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'99: Problem with Starter or Solenoid???
Hi there,
New member here. A little frustrated today. My '99 F350 v10 started slow a couple of times this week so I went to Sears this morning to pick up some jumper cables to carry with me just in case. They were out of stock and, when I left the store, my truck wouldn't start (of course). It made a "click" and the dash lit up but felt like it didn't have enough juice to crank it over at all. From the slow starts this week I assumed that the battery might be completely dead at this point (116k miles, bought it two years ago from a lot so they put a "new" cheap battery in it). I went a picked up a new battery, put it in, and it still did nothing but the "click". So, I took a foot-long socket extension and a hammer and hit the starter while someone tried to crank it over... nothing. Tried connecting some of the leads with a screwdriver on the solenoid... nothing.
I haven't used a meter to check for power at the start yet because I ran out of time.
I'm thinking that it's either the start itself or the solenoid.
Anyone know for sure what it might be? Thanks!
Matt
New member here. A little frustrated today. My '99 F350 v10 started slow a couple of times this week so I went to Sears this morning to pick up some jumper cables to carry with me just in case. They were out of stock and, when I left the store, my truck wouldn't start (of course). It made a "click" and the dash lit up but felt like it didn't have enough juice to crank it over at all. From the slow starts this week I assumed that the battery might be completely dead at this point (116k miles, bought it two years ago from a lot so they put a "new" cheap battery in it). I went a picked up a new battery, put it in, and it still did nothing but the "click". So, I took a foot-long socket extension and a hammer and hit the starter while someone tried to crank it over... nothing. Tried connecting some of the leads with a screwdriver on the solenoid... nothing.
I haven't used a meter to check for power at the start yet because I ran out of time.
I'm thinking that it's either the start itself or the solenoid.
Anyone know for sure what it might be? Thanks!
Matt
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first off never ever hit that starter with any thing. the case has perm. magnets in it my own fords i have found the wire between the solinode and starter goes bad and you get poor voltage down to it. with your milage its time for a rebuild to play safe. just take a very carefull look at the wire esp. the clip to the starter sol. and few inches up the wire. just something i have found and my bother who rebuilds them knows about.
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If it was starting slower the last couple of days it's probably the starter and not the selonoid. I have had that experience with my gass getter car before. Started slow a couple of times and then nothing. Good luck
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just make sure you have 0 corrosion on your bat terminals and check that wire as it may look good buts not esp under the crimps. with the miles you stated i would play safe and get it rebuilt.
fords have long been prone to corrosion problems. what i do is replace the positive bat wire when its the short one pos to starter relay and make a new relay to sol. wire and solder the crimp ons so that they hold tight . just some thing that works for me.
my bother when he rebuilds them gives the people a new crimp on end for the starter and it almost stoped returns . good luck i hope the repair is dirt cheap.
fords have long been prone to corrosion problems. what i do is replace the positive bat wire when its the short one pos to starter relay and make a new relay to sol. wire and solder the crimp ons so that they hold tight . just some thing that works for me.
my bother when he rebuilds them gives the people a new crimp on end for the starter and it almost stoped returns . good luck i hope the repair is dirt cheap.
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