Won't Start!
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I would also second the idea of installing a block heater on your truck. At home, I will plug it in with a timer that turns on about half an hour before I need to drive. When I go to start, she goes like its 80 degrees out. Even so, I only use it when its really cold, but it could save you alot of headache. Good luck with the truck.
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From: Waterloo, Iowa
Originally Posted by RaleighDad66
The solenoid is about an $11 item and if the contactor isn't being made, you will hear the solenoid click and no power will go to the starter. Take a jumper cable from the positive side of the battery and to the starter terminal on the solenoid and see if the starter spins.
I had a solenoid stick about 2 months ago and had to rip the battery cable out of it's terminal lug to stop cranking - even with key-in-hand!
I had a solenoid stick about 2 months ago and had to rip the battery cable out of it's terminal lug to stop cranking - even with key-in-hand!
But heating the starter up with the torch did the trick, leading me to believe that the solenoid is OK. Am off work today so I will pick up the starter.
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From: Twin Cities
The solenoid is not a go-no-go part necessarily.
On my 89 Cougar we were on a college road trip to Winnipeg and I had one go at the US-Canadian border in North Dakota.
We jumped it with a pair of pliers, and the car did start twice after that, but when we got to Winnipeg, it died again. I was able to replace it in the parking lot of Canadian Tire (and it was about -10 below at the time).
It's the exact same solenoid as was used on pretty much every Ford vehicle for about 30 years.
On my 89 Cougar we were on a college road trip to Winnipeg and I had one go at the US-Canadian border in North Dakota.
We jumped it with a pair of pliers, and the car did start twice after that, but when we got to Winnipeg, it died again. I was able to replace it in the parking lot of Canadian Tire (and it was about -10 below at the time).
It's the exact same solenoid as was used on pretty much every Ford vehicle for about 30 years.
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