1981 302 crank but no start
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I had a similar problem on my 78. It had brand new parts. Turned out I had a bad starter. When I pulled it off you could see where is was bidding up. Put a new one on and it worked perfect.
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I replaced a solenoid once, easy job, still couldn't the car to crank. After hours of testing and checking everything, turns out the brand new, right out of the box solenoid was bad. It does happen sometimes. Got another brand new solenoid, mounted it, wired it up, and the engine turned right over. Just cause the parts are new, dosnt mean they're not defective.
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I replaced a solenoid once, easy job, still couldn't the car to crank. After hours of testing and checking everything, turns out the brand new, right out of the box solenoid was bad. It does happen sometimes. Got another brand new solenoid, mounted it, wired it up, and the engine turned right over. Just cause the parts are new, dosnt mean they're not defective.
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I had the new starter tested and it tested good. All the cables running from the battery to the starter solenoid to the starter are all new and good
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If you had the starter tested and the cables checked out and replaced the starter relay and battery and all is good with them, I say replace the solenoid. They're about $15. If that dosnt correct the problem, the defect will most likely be between the key switch and the solenoid. The wire harness that runs from the fire wall to the solenoid.
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If you had the starter tested and the cables checked out and replaced the starter relay and battery and all is good with them, I say replace the solenoid. They're about $15. If that dosnt correct the problem, the defect will most likely be between the key switch and the solenoid. The wire harness that runs from the fire wall to the solenoid.
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Did you ever do as chris1 suggested as to turning the engine over by hand ? There could be something stopping it like say hydro-lock from leaking head gasket or ??
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Having similar issues. Replaced starter solenoid after it smoked. New battery with good voltage. Starts with a jump but only runs for a few seconds (possibly a secondary issue). New ignition coil receiving proper voltage. Had it running badly for a few days replaced the (original to the truck) coil after I noticed it was wayy too hot. Starter is next, there's some awful noises down there on occasion.