97 f-150 won't start
#1
97 f-150 won't start
Hey all.....so the beast left me stranded on my lunch break last Friday. Tried jumping it but to no avail. Had to get it towed back to the house. All I hear is the click under the hood. Battery is less then 1 yr. old and is still running all other a
Thanks everyone,
Tommy
97-F150ccessories so I think it and alternator are ok. I tried hot jumping the truck from the starter to the positive side on batter to see if it was the wiring.....no start. My guess is that its the starter.....any other ideas or things I should try? Also, any help on the best way to pull and reinstall new starter (if that is the problem) would be great. Truck is a 97 4x4 with 120,000 miles.
Thanks everyone,
Tommy
97-F150ccessories so I think it and alternator are ok. I tried hot jumping the truck from the starter to the positive side on batter to see if it was the wiring.....no start. My guess is that its the starter.....any other ideas or things I should try? Also, any help on the best way to pull and reinstall new starter (if that is the problem) would be great. Truck is a 97 4x4 with 120,000 miles.
#3
so you tried to jump start it and nothing. all you get is a click and all the accessoies work right? it sounds like a starter to me. but just so you know, when a battery is bad it could still have plenty of power to operate the accessories and not be able to start. depends on cca and such. does it have the right battery for the truck? and what type is it? what motor? take the belt off then try to crank it.
Last edited by Matts ford; 11-02-2008 at 03:19 PM.
#4
My 97 left me stranded out in the middle of the woods during hunting season one year with the same issue. Some of these trucks have issues with the starter cable. The area just above the starter gets corroded internally to the point that it affects the continuity at the starter. I have several friends that have experienced the same condition. Depending on what month of the year your truck was built the cable could cost from $40.00 to $130.00. There are two different styles....(When you go to the auto parts store know what month the truck was assembled because they will ask).It may be the starter as others have suggested but I know for a fact that this issue is also a concern with some early F150's. Good luck.
#6
Thanks all for your input. DYNOTECH, this sounds a lot like my truck right here. Upon move investigation, the cable where it conects to the starter was pretty corroded along with the selonid and starter itself. The starter did crank once off the truck and hooked up to battery with jumpers but sounded horrible. I'm gonna replace the starter tomorrow and get some new wiring in there (from switch to starter). The motor is a 4.6 Matt, battery is a duralast (I know not the best) and was one yr. old in Sept....it is the right battery for the truck.
Thanks,
Tommy
Thanks,
Tommy
#7
Trending Topics
#8
#9
#10
Thanks again for all who helped. Got the new starter in last night and built the lead wire out of new battery cable with new conectors....$138 all together and was done by 7 pm (would have been nice if I could have got this fixed beforee the time change!! haha). So it fired right up and the beast is once again happy and so am I.
Thanks again all,
Tommy
Thanks again all,
Tommy