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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 12:13 AM
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hard to start 79 351 bronco

when i try to start my bronco, it will crank over for a second and then there will be a loud winding sound and it will stop cranking. this may happen around 5 times before it will start and stay running. sometimes i can have it running for a few minutes and it will be warm and i will turn it off and when i try to restart, it does the same thing. i always pump the gas pedal when it is cold to get it primed, and even sometimes after it has been running for a while, it will make a loud winding sound and stop cranking when i try to restart. i end up getting mad and cranking it over a few times while i have the gas pedal floored and finally it will kick over.
it does not like to start up once it is turned off.
can someone please help me?
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 06:58 AM
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Your starter bendix is shot. It is kicking out when the engine tries to start. eventually you will be left stranded somewhere. Replace the starter.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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also root cause to your problem could be a weak battery
load test it
if it was weak it probably killed your starter... and has damaged the starter solenoid. replace all 3 unless you like sitting on the side of the road waiting for crack heads to get ya
 
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