ghunt
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OK, I posted last night about how the battery light was on.
I put the truck on a charger for a couple hours tonight, started it up to pick up this fellow that wanted to buy the truck, it was off, I figured I was golden.
I go to the airport to pick the guy up, get him, turn the key to start....CLICK.
***.
I was able to push start the truck to get it home, but it will not crank. I checked every battery connection (I just put on a new positive cable last night), cleaned the terminals, cleaned the ground connections on the block. I still get a click from the relay, but no crank. I'm a little stumped. I'm wondering if the smaller cable that goes from the relay to the solenoid might be the problem...the threads on the stud where it attaches to the solenoid (at the starter) are a little boogered up, but I can still get it pretty tight, yet it doesn't seem to be helping. Did my solenoid bite the dust somehow? What the hell is the problem? Jumping the relay with a screwdriver doesn't get me a crank either.
Arrgghhh...I need to get this guy out of here by sometime tomorrow because he has to drive clear back up to Boston. I feel like an ass with this crap happening. I may try to pick up a new solenoid in the morning if somebody in town has one.
I put the truck on a charger for a couple hours tonight, started it up to pick up this fellow that wanted to buy the truck, it was off, I figured I was golden.
I go to the airport to pick the guy up, get him, turn the key to start....CLICK.
***.
I was able to push start the truck to get it home, but it will not crank. I checked every battery connection (I just put on a new positive cable last night), cleaned the terminals, cleaned the ground connections on the block. I still get a click from the relay, but no crank. I'm a little stumped. I'm wondering if the smaller cable that goes from the relay to the solenoid might be the problem...the threads on the stud where it attaches to the solenoid (at the starter) are a little boogered up, but I can still get it pretty tight, yet it doesn't seem to be helping. Did my solenoid bite the dust somehow? What the hell is the problem? Jumping the relay with a screwdriver doesn't get me a crank either.
Arrgghhh...I need to get this guy out of here by sometime tomorrow because he has to drive clear back up to Boston. I feel like an ass with this crap happening. I may try to pick up a new solenoid in the morning if somebody in town has one.