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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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I have a 1977 f 250 camper special 4x4. I just changed the transmission fluid the other day ajusted the transmission bands to spec. dorve it and it drove fine, came home parked it and now it won start. battries are good, starter is good, selinoid is good. you turn the key and everything comes on. but will not start, no clicking sound no nothing. any ideas
 
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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ok well i have had his hapen before all you gotta do is rock it or just shift it into Reverse and then put it back in park and it should turn over. its normal it hapens the starter gear just isn't lined up right in the flywheel or basicall the teeth are out of place
 
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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did the neutral safety switch get moved by any chance?...you could try readjusting that...
 
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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get a test light and make sure you get 12v at the solenoid small post when key is in start if not start tracing back to neutral safety switch and or ignition switch
 
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 12:45 AM
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I had a 74 F350 supercab that I also had to shift to Reverse and then back to Park before it would start. I remember many Fords in the 70s (trucks and autos) with a few miles on them had this same problem.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 12:50 AM
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its not even that cause i got 13000 miles on my engine and components its just that the gears are in the same spot so the teeth hit each other and the starter cannot engage the flywheel
 
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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Thanks guy's, It was the saftey neutral switch, so I fixed it and back on the road again. thanks for the info.
 
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