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stllookn · 05-30-2007, 08:32 PM

If you are hearing a decent click, it usually is the solenoid and it is working but the starter is not engaging. Could be a frozen Bendix unit on the starter. Use a jumper wire from the battery to the outboard pole on the solenoid to see if it engages. Have the truck in PARK and the EMERGENCY BRAKE on...don't ask me why I know this is a good idea...LOL! This will bypass the neutral start switch and ignition and let you know if the starter soleniod and starter are operating correctly.

05-30-2007, 08:32 PM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Dam thing left me! Starter? If you are hearing a decent click, it usually is the solenoid and it is working but the starter is not engaging. Could be a frozen Bendix unit on the starter. Use a jumper wire from the battery to the outboard pole on the solenoid to see if it engages. Have the truck in PARK and the EMERGENCY BRAKE on...don't ask me why I know this is a good idea...LOL! This will bypass the neutral start switch and ignition and let you know if the starter soleniod and starter are operating correctly. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)