The truck's always starting

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Apr 4, 2005 | 12:53 AM

85BigBlock

Thread Starter

Senior User

Joined: Jan 2004

Posts: 188

Likes: 0

From: Ogden UT

The truck's always starting

On my 85 F250 460, I replaced my battery, starter, starter solenoid, alternator,and battery and starter cables, after a no start condition. Now I go to hook up the battery and it will just crank the starter, even with no keys or anything. Any suggestions???

Thanks Chad

Apr 4, 2005 | 01:17 AM

200000+F150

Elder User

Joined: Mar 2003

Posts: 788

Likes: 1

From: Hendersonville, TN

Sounds like you've got the battery cable and starter cable on the same side of the solenoid, maybe?

Apr 4, 2005 | 06:56 PM

Franklin2

Moderator

Joined: Jan 2001

Posts: 56,984

Likes: 2,738

From: Virginia

Here's a rough diagram of how it should be hooked up.

With everything disconnected, you should not have continuity between #3 and #6 in the diagram above. If you do, the starter relay(solenoid) is bad.

Apr 4, 2005 | 08:13 PM

Dealford

Cargo Master

Joined: Aug 2003

Posts: 3,237

Likes: 3

From: Belleville, Ontario

Hook up all the wires except the small wire to the starter relay (point #5 in Franklin2's diagram). If it does not crank all by itself, hook up #5. If it begins cranking all by itself again, then you have a problem with the ignition switch &/or it's wiring.
AL.