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'79 F100-starting problem,turned off and would not re start, no previous problems. Changed selenoid, good battery, not even a click, can't seem to find the problem, does not seem to be nuetral safety switch either. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Ricky St. John
'79 F100-starting problem,turned off and would not re start, no previous problems. Changed selenoid, good battery, not even a click, can't seem to find the problem, does not seem to be nuetral safety switch either. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Use a test light or voltmeter to verifiy power to the s terminal on relay and power to the starter side of the relay. if those test good, voltage drop test the positive and negative circuits to verify good cables, if those are good, its probably a bad starter- have it bench tested or test it yourself on a bench with a battery and jumper cables.
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Use a jumper wire from the positive lug on the solenoid to the S post on the new solenoid. If the starter turns the engine, look for ignition switch, connectors or the neutral start switch. If it dosen't turn over check battery cables and the starter cable. These can look OK but have corrosion under the covering. If the cables are good and it dosent turn over using the jumper check the starter.
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May I please suggest putting the topic in the title of the thread.
It makes it a lot easier for us to determine what the thread is about
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The NSS is on the side of the transmission.
Here are some illustrations to look at.
It makes it a lot easier for us to determine what the thread is about
.The NSS is on the side of the transmission.
Here are some illustrations to look at.
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Originally Posted by William
Use a jumper wire from the positive lug on the solenoid to the S post on the new solenoid. If the starter turns the engine, look for ignition switch, connectors or the neutral start switch. If it dosen't turn over check battery cables and the starter cable. These can look OK but have corrosion under the covering. If the cables are good and it dosent turn over using the jumper check the starter.
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Ricky,
You can see the Grey connector for the NSS harness in this pic
to by-pass the switch Unplug the connector and place a jumper on the main harness side for the Neutral start function
You can see the Grey connector for the NSS harness in this pic
to by-pass the switch Unplug the connector and place a jumper on the main harness side for the Neutral start function
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