#204394 - 08/30/07 04:41 PM
When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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Wanted to go see my GP at the body shop, but my wife's truck won't start. She said it's been having problems starting lately, but I drove it last night.
I put in a new battery last year...the autozone premium, top of the line one.
The dome light and headlights work fine, so I don't think it's a battery issue.
I think it's a starter or solenoid issue. I turn the key and NOTHING happens. No click ,no turn over.
Should I start with the solenoid, or just replace the starter?
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#204395 - 08/30/07 05:10 PM
Re: When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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Make sure your battery connections are clean and tight, then check the connections at the starter with a test light. Check for any burnt fusible links; if all seems ok, have someone hold the key in the crank position, and lightly tap the starter & solenoid with a hammer.
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#204396 - 08/30/07 05:12 PM
Re: When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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more times than not, IF it is a starter problem, then its the solenoid. Problem with the solenoid on a majority of newer cars and starters: the solenoid is integral with the starter. My vote is to replace the starter with either reman or new.
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#204397 - 08/30/07 05:28 PM
Re: When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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Originally posted by Blackarrow98gp: Make sure your battery connections are clean and tight, then check the connections at the starter with a test light. Check for any burnt fusible links; if all seems ok, have someone hold the key in the crank position, and lightly tap the starter & solenoid with a hammer. I don't have a test light. I've checked the battery connections and they are good. I'm going to go buy a solenoid tonight and try replacing it. Have to get a rental car first.
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#204398 - 08/30/07 05:50 PM
Re: When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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That sucks man. My money's on starter (or if the truck has an equivalent of the ignition switch, that's also a possibility). Seems likely to be the starter though, if you don't hear anything and it makes no attempt to turn over at all.
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#204399 - 08/30/07 05:55 PM
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Yeah my money is on starter too. But better to try the $10 solenoid before the $200 starter.
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#204400 - 08/30/07 06:03 PM
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A way to know is have someone turn the key and tap the siliniod with a hammer, if it starts, or you hear it ingage, then yes, its the siliniod.
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#204401 - 08/30/07 06:36 PM
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Ok tried it again and it did click. So I guess it's not the solenoid.
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#204402 - 08/30/07 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by ifitwasnt4u: A way to know is have someone turn the key and tap the siliniod with a hammer, if it starts, or you hear it ingage, then yes, its the siliniod. I heard to do that with the starter. I tried doing it, but it's a tight squeeze and couldn't get the ahmmer in there. I just used a piece of wood and gave it a few wraps. Nothing.
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#204403 - 08/30/07 06:48 PM
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UMfan, why don't you just rig up 12 volts straight to the starter and see what happens? Also, maybe try throwing it in drive and give the truck a push; maybe the starter teeth and flywheel teeth are jammed up.
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#204404 - 08/30/07 07:13 PM
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Originally posted by zuulmusic: UMfan, why don't you just rig up 12 volts straight to the starter and see what happens? Also, maybe try throwing it in drive and give the truck a push; maybe the starter teeth and flywheel teeth are jammed up. Don't have the tools to hook up 12V. My house is on a hill. If I push it down my driveway, I'm not getting it back up.
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#204405 - 08/30/07 07:50 PM
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can you bypass the solenoid with booster cables? If its a fender mounted solenoid it shouldnt be to difficult. If you can and the starter can start..it should...
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#204406 - 08/31/07 01:22 PM
Re: When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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Went out to go work on the truck and now the battery is dead.
Guess it wasn't the starter.
Battery?
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#204408 - 08/31/07 05:10 PM
Re: When it rains, it pours: truck trouble
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Alternator?
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