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Originally Posted by chevy_man5

I don't know if it applies to the older trucks, but I was having a similar problem on my '99 burb. Turn the key, and all of the bells and whistles worked, but wouldn't turn over at all. Crawled under it with a BFH, and wacked the starter, turned the key and it fired right up. So I was pretty sure the solenoid was dying.

I took it off, and took it to the parts store, they tested it, and it tested fine. Took it home put it back in, then a few days later did the same thing. No start. Got out the BFH, and persuaded it to start again. Took it to a different parts store, they said the solenoid was dragging, but just barely. Didn't have much money at the time, and it was near Christmas last year, so I put it back in, and drove it for about 6 months, carrying around a BFh just in case. It started getting worse, so I replaced it at that point. No more problems.

Apparently our trucks need "persuaded" once in a while. LOL

I forgot about the wack a starter game. When I first got my panel I carried a BFH for this as it would happen often. Good advice Chevyman. Funny I put up with it for about 6 months too.