351W with starting problems...sometimes...
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351W with starting problems...sometimes...
I have a question to field to everyone out there:
I have a 1985 2WD F150 with a 351 and Automatic tranny. My question is this: When I drive the truck around town, no matter how many times I stop, it starts fine; when I go on the interstate for 10 miles or so and shut the truck off, it doesn't want to stop, almost like the battery is dead...Why? I put in a new : battery, alternator, voltage regulator, ignition module, cap rotor, wires, plugs, etc... The guy at Autozone said he thinks it's the starter getting hot because Fords are "notorious" for this...I looked at the starter and it looks pretty new, though. Anyone have any thoughts? Can the starter be tested to see if it's that specific problem? Thanks a lot in advance.
Adam (emilysfather(No Email Addresses In Posts!))
I have a 1985 2WD F150 with a 351 and Automatic tranny. My question is this: When I drive the truck around town, no matter how many times I stop, it starts fine; when I go on the interstate for 10 miles or so and shut the truck off, it doesn't want to stop, almost like the battery is dead...Why? I put in a new : battery, alternator, voltage regulator, ignition module, cap rotor, wires, plugs, etc... The guy at Autozone said he thinks it's the starter getting hot because Fords are "notorious" for this...I looked at the starter and it looks pretty new, though. Anyone have any thoughts? Can the starter be tested to see if it's that specific problem? Thanks a lot in advance.
Adam (emilysfather(No Email Addresses In Posts!))
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351W with starting problems...sometimes...
I didn't mean to say "when I drive on the interstate for ten miles it doesn't want to stop", I meant to say when I drive it on the interstate for ten miles it doesn't want to START...oops, sorry.
Thanks, Adam.
Thanks, Adam.
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351W with starting problems...sometimes...
My suspicion would be the starter as well. See if you can find a reputable local starter/alternator
repair shop and explain your problem. They should have an electrical system analyzer that they can hook up to your truck and check the battery/alternator/starter system. If you drive it there and it is sufficiently heated to the point where you experience your problem, they can probably tell you if it is the starter or not. No matter how good the starter may look on the outside, it's what's on the inside that counts.
Danny
repair shop and explain your problem. They should have an electrical system analyzer that they can hook up to your truck and check the battery/alternator/starter system. If you drive it there and it is sufficiently heated to the point where you experience your problem, they can probably tell you if it is the starter or not. No matter how good the starter may look on the outside, it's what's on the inside that counts.
Danny
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This is not just a Ford problem. As a matter of fact, this has been a problem in the cars and trucks I've had that were not Fords. Chiefly a 79 Chev Van and a 66 Porsche 912. My Ford trucks are older and don't have catalytic convertors. Cats run hot (they're suppose to) and would be in the vicinity of the starter. Do you have headers? This will also cause the problem. Both the above mentioned vehicles had me baffled on long trips untill I realized what was going on. Try a new starter and see if that doesn't solve your problem. If that wasn't it you'll have a spare for when it really is toast.
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Check and clean your grounds.If you have bad grounds after the starter is hot it creates resistants.Make sure the battey ground goes directly to the engine its ok if it goes to the frame afterwords but it needs to go from the battery to the engine.I put a moter in a truck and changed the ground to the frame and had this problem until I grounded it back to the engine.
Good luck
Good luck
