Help stranded out of town, starting problem
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From: San Angelo, Texas
Help stranded out of town, starting problem
Hey all you brains out there, I really need your help. I'm 500 miles away from home/tools etc, and lightning is having starting problems.
Started yesterday just all of the sudden. When i would turn the key nothing would happen. No clicks, nothing. Long story short I did the old screw driver bypass on the starting relay and the truck started.
Shut the truck off, then started it again the same way, and the starter bendix just hung forward against the fly wheel. So I figured bad starter caused by a faulty relay. I replace both the starter and relay, starter STILL hangs on or engaged.
My next step is to replace the ignition switch, or go to a dealer (ouch) HELP!
I'm in a bad way, give me all the free advice you can
Thanks
Started yesterday just all of the sudden. When i would turn the key nothing would happen. No clicks, nothing. Long story short I did the old screw driver bypass on the starting relay and the truck started.
Shut the truck off, then started it again the same way, and the starter bendix just hung forward against the fly wheel. So I figured bad starter caused by a faulty relay. I replace both the starter and relay, starter STILL hangs on or engaged.
My next step is to replace the ignition switch, or go to a dealer (ouch) HELP!
I'm in a bad way, give me all the free advice you can
Thanks
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Joined: May 2001
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From: Richarson, TX
The problem confuses me.
A bad bendix would not have kept the relay from clicking on - that sounds like an ignition or relay problem.
If it were a bad relay, I don't see how it would fail to release the bendix when you removed the screwdriver. Unless the contacts on the relay welded together - but then the starter would keep running even after you turned off the motor.
If it were a bad ignition switch that failed to apply power to the relay for a start, why would it then power the relay after you shorted the relay with a screwdriver and then removed it?
Does the relay release the bendix electrically or is the bendix staying engaged after electrical release? Can you check it with a voltmeter across the relay? Could it be a mechanical binding or spring failure? My only useful comment: I had a new (rebuilt) starter interfere with the flywheel once. It turned out the new housing was a few thousanths off and when I loosened the starter bolts a bit the starter worked fine. Good Luck
A bad bendix would not have kept the relay from clicking on - that sounds like an ignition or relay problem.
If it were a bad relay, I don't see how it would fail to release the bendix when you removed the screwdriver. Unless the contacts on the relay welded together - but then the starter would keep running even after you turned off the motor.
If it were a bad ignition switch that failed to apply power to the relay for a start, why would it then power the relay after you shorted the relay with a screwdriver and then removed it?
Does the relay release the bendix electrically or is the bendix staying engaged after electrical release? Can you check it with a voltmeter across the relay? Could it be a mechanical binding or spring failure? My only useful comment: I had a new (rebuilt) starter interfere with the flywheel once. It turned out the new housing was a few thousanths off and when I loosened the starter bolts a bit the starter worked fine. Good Luck