I started my truck today. Starter would not disengauge after engine had started, I would try and turn it off but starter just kept spinning and would not allow it to turn off. I could hear it (starter) spinning for about 5 minutes and stinking of burnt wires. During all this I went under truck trying to disconnect starter, well to make a long story short, I heard a pop. Then starter quit spinning and truck would turn off.
I think the culprit was the (small) positive red wire shorted against the exhaust collective.
Now truck will not start.
1. Is there a fuse or relay that I can re-set?
2. Is the starter change on this as easy as a Chevrolet 350?
3. I would hate to change the starter and discover that was not the problem ie: relay, or breaker.
thanks for any help.

 

 

>I think the culprit was the (small) positive red wire
>shorted against the exhaust collective.

Why would that make the starter keep spinning? That would actually shorten out the cirquit before it can get to the starter? I am not sure about the wiring of the starter, but it doesn't make sense to me. Sure, if there is a burnt up wire, make sure to fix it.

>Now truck will not start.

Does it crank at all? Does the starter make any noise, click etc? Or is it just plain dead silence?

>1. Is there a fuse or relay that I can re-set?

I don't know. The starter relay is either on the starter itself or on the firewall.

>2. Is the starter change on this as easy as a Chevrolet
>350?

I have seen the starter on my truck and it looks easy to change.

>3. I would hate to change the starter and discover that was
>not the problem ie: relay, or breaker.
>thanks for any help.

Well, what I am curious about is what happened when your starter was still cranking and the truck fired up? Don't you get the starter gear grind against the flywheel in a horrible noisy scenario? That by itself should have messed up the starter mechanically and even yoru flywheel might have taken some damage. I would dfinitely check the starter gear out and take it from there. If it is chewed up, you will need a new starter anyway.

Good Luck,

Cheers, George

 

thanks george, replaced starter all is well. It was not easy to change Ford has it rotated and installed with one bolt up top and very hard to get to. Put wire shield on all wires, taped up and all is very best.
TIA John