Starter Trouble
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Starter Trouble
When I go to start the truck I get one click and then nothing. I thought it was the starter solonoid, but I went and got a new one, replaced it and still does the same thing. Could this be the starter itself? I thought with just one click it would be the solonoid, but I guess not...
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try removing the spade connector on starter and putting it back on.
it corrodes and doing this will help it start, you nedd to take it off again if it starts and clean the connection.
try this before you buy a starter.
it corrodes and doing this will help it start, you nedd to take it off again if it starts and clean the connection.
try this before you buy a starter.
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More than likely it is the starter, on a 1988 you do not have a spade connector. But can have a bad battery cables or their connections from the battery to the starter or ground. A lot of times this is just dirty connections at the battery posts.
If you can jump-start it then the starter is OK and you need to look at the cables at the battery terminals.
Most of the time a bad battery will give a machine gun sound from the starter solenoid unless it very dead.
Try turning on your headlights and see if they dim or go out when it clicks.
If they stay bright then the battery is OK and you have a bad starter, cables or connections.
If you can jump-start it then the starter is OK and you need to look at the cables at the battery terminals.
Most of the time a bad battery will give a machine gun sound from the starter solenoid unless it very dead.
Try turning on your headlights and see if they dim or go out when it clicks.
If they stay bright then the battery is OK and you have a bad starter, cables or connections.
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It's just a single "click" when i attempt to start it. Actually I should say it was a single click; I tried to jump it again after I replaced the solonoid to no avail, and now the battery is completely dead. I'm taking off the starter and the battery today. I'll take them to Checker and have them tested. That should lead me in the right direction. Thanks for the help.
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Quicklook hit the one problem I've had with starter on 93 f-150.
But be careful jiggling, as the wire may be very coroded and brittle.... I had to replace about 4 inches of wire and the spade connector.
I also changed the fender solenoid as it was easy and cheap in troubleshooting.
But be careful jiggling, as the wire may be very coroded and brittle.... I had to replace about 4 inches of wire and the spade connector.
I also changed the fender solenoid as it was easy and cheap in troubleshooting.
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Ok; took battery in for testing; running a perfect 12.6V. After careful consideration, I've decided it must be my alternator, since it won't allow me to start, even off a jump. Damn. Tommorow is going to be cold, and this will not be fun.
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Originally Posted by StrongRepublican
Ok; took battery in for testing; running a perfect 12.6V. After careful consideration, I've decided it must be my alternator, since it won't allow me to start, even off a jump. Damn. Tommorow is going to be cold, and this will not be fun.
You have cable or starter problems.
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That's what my buddy and I thought, but the damn women at Checker said it was the alternator. I guess that shows what she knows. Should've just gone with our initial hunch. Looks like it'll be the starter I'll be taking in for testing tomorrow. However, I'm still curious at to why I'm not showing ANY power when my battery is hooked up. My power locks won't even work. Would this be a wiring problem, and if so, where is a good place to start checking for the problem?
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start at cables and connections then the starter.
a good rule is do not buy auto parts or get advice from a woman working in an auto parts store.
i know a lot will not agree with me but the only time i was nice and listened to a woman in an auto parts store she was wrong.
a good rule is do not buy auto parts or get advice from a woman working in an auto parts store.
i know a lot will not agree with me but the only time i was nice and listened to a woman in an auto parts store she was wrong.