V10 motor swap, and now wont start!
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V10 motor swap, and now wont start!
my cousin spun a rod in his V10, and instead of rebuilding it, he got a running takeout, we swapped the motors out, everything went well, and all the wiring appears to be right, however, when we hit the key to start it, the starter cellanoid just clicks hard, and the motor does not come to life. windshield wipers, lights, and stereo work just fine, but we cannot figure out the problem, can anyone help?? im not sure if there is anything special we need to do to get the motor to fire. hood is still off the truck, and the hood light is the only disconnected harness. any help is great, thanks a lot!!!
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What year is the SD with the blown V10?
What year is the donor SD with "running take out" V10?
The reason I am asking...is did you also bring over the donor PCM? Without the proper computer to run the V10...it just will not run.
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What year is the donor SD with "running take out" V10?
The reason I am asking...is did you also bring over the donor PCM? Without the proper computer to run the V10...it just will not run.
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the origional truck is a 1999 f250, and the motor came out of a 1999 f250, same extended cab model, just a different truck. all of the electrical works, the motor just will not start, i just went out and checked all of the grounds, and they look good, but still no go. the motor ran too, the donor was wrecked from behind, no fire or roll over.
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PROBLEM SOLVED! it was a ground line that was hidden behind some wires, so he did not see it when under the truck. started right up, everything runs great, and were back on the road! thanks guys
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Originally Posted by dtek
check your starter ground strap an all other motor to frame ground straps sound like a floating ground or just a ba d silanoed
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running V10
Just saw one in the Auto-Rv publication here in Michigan last week with the PCM and an auto trans for $1200. Wish I could have found that last November when I grenaded my trans. I can't complain too loudly though, being that my buddy at the local boneyard had my year trans with 60K miles for $600 and no core. Good thing, cuz there wasn't much core left of mine.
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Depending on mileage and where you live in the country $1000 to $2000 is easily found. Go to www.car-part.com and search. It looks at alot salvage yard inventories around the country.
