Starting problem
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Starting problem
Truck is an 89 F250 4x4, 351w, ZF5speed. Problem is that this morning the beast wouldn't fire. Turn the key and would only get one click. Not a problem I thought so i jumped out to jump the soleniod. Nothing happened. That struck me as odd because I didn't even get the click I had before. Being that I was already running late, I decided I would just pop the clutch and get her going. So I get the truck running down the hill I park on, jump in, pop the clutch and it doesn't fire. Instead what happens is the truck shakes everytime I let the clutch out. Not what I wanted and now I'm at the bottom of the hill. So, I fire up another truck and head off. Now I'm just waiting to get home to figure this out. What does it sound like my problem is?
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Well, it's fixed. At least for now. Still don't know what the heck was happening. Got home and started checking over things. Had a spare starter soleniod that I swapped in and still the same problem. Checked all my wires and cables with a DVOM and everything checked out. Positive wire was iffy so I changed that out. Still same. Started to suspect the starter pinion was locked into the flywheel or that somehow the engine got locked up ( although I doubted it ). Off with the starter and everything looks good. So now I take the starter up to get it tested at autozone. Heard a couple hard clicks and then it spun. Now I'm stressing about what it is. Get home and re-install the starter and she fires right up and purs like a kitten. I checked to see if it would fire every time I did something and nothing changed anything. So, I have no clue as to what happened and if anyone has any ideas please let me know.
