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Old 09-19-2018, 11:13 AM
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all to no avail.. no click click, just one sound like its attempting to turn over without clicking.
Not sure what sound you mean. Can you post a video with sound of when you are trying to start it?
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Default When they key is in the on position only the oil temp light and the battery lights..

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Your 2nd post is way different than your original one. Initially you said it wouldn't even click when trying to start it, now you say it started but stalled out. These differences lead in two totally different directions when troubleshooting.
light up.

any clue as to where the solenoid is that maybe the culprit.

heres a picture of the cracked part of the positive ground I was mentioning.

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Here's a picture of the solenoid, but if it is cranking at all, this isn't the problem.


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Default video with sound trying to start...

Originally Posted by 54-3100
Not sure what sound you mean. Can you post a video with sound of when you are trying to start it?
here’s the video with sound...



i had to smuggle it to the internet

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Not sure what sound you mean. Can you post a video with sound of when you are trying to start it?
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Default SO far I have narrowed my problems to

So I was looking on YouTube for people with similar problems and experiences and I found this video and this guy’s truck sounds just like my truck when I tried to start it and I tried the screwdriver trick and proved my electrical has power in and out of the solenoid so I’m going to get a test light and buy a starter and a replacement solenoid and then take whatever back to the store once I figure out what I don’t really need


Thank you so much to all of you for all your support and experiences and opinions and suggestions I couldn’t of gotten this far without you all


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Originally Posted by J3d1d14h
So I was looking on YouTube for people with similar problems and experiences and I found this video and this guy’s truck sounds just like my truck when I tried to start it and I tried the screwdriver trick and proved my electrical has power in and out of the solenoid so I’m going to get a test light and buy a starter and a replacement solenoid and then take whatever back to the store once I figure out what I don’t really need


Thank you so much to all of you for all your support and experiences and opinions and suggestions I couldn’t of gotten this far without you all

Okay, good luck...post back when you get it fixed and let us know.
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When you jumped the posts with a screwdriver did it turn over?
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Default Again still the same chuck sound one time when I try to start

the starters been replace properly, the battery and cables are all new and in old condition I tested with a test light,
but still my truck won’t roar to life yet, any feedback or ideas community??

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Default I don’t think so but it did sound different than before.

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When you jumped the posts with a screwdriver did it turn over?
I’m at a wall...


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