Continuous engine crank
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Continuous engine crank
First Post: I have an 88 F-150. Tried to start it the other day and starter kept cranking. Removed battery GND cable to stop it. Changed starter solenoid.(happened twice before). Tried to start it again and same thing.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Check the wiring on the drivers side wheel tub, under the master cylinder. The wires at the connectors had corroded back a inch or so on my 87 allowing the bare wires to contact each other. The starter would engage when the brake pedal was pushed along with a host of other weird electrical problems. Just depended on what contacted what at any given time.
So if you live where road salt is used you may have a problem there.
I soldered in short jumpers eliminating all the connectors there, did one wire at a time at each connector until all of them where cut and spliced.
So if you live where road salt is used you may have a problem there.
I soldered in short jumpers eliminating all the connectors there, did one wire at a time at each connector until all of them where cut and spliced.
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Thanks for that. I'll take a look next week when I go back to work. Truck left me stranded there on Friday. I was also thinking it might be the ignition switch itself. I recall that it felt funny when I tried to start it. I am wondering if it is not returning to RUN after I try to START.
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