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05-10-2013, 07:56 PM
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Need Suggestions!
I have a 1968 GMC stepside with a 350 engine and automatic transmission. Every once in a while, when I go to start it, it will not start. Acts like the battery is completely dead. No clicking no nothing! I wait a half hour or so and it will start right up. Seems to do it after I have driven it a bit. Did it twice last year and when I pulled it out of storage, drove it for an hour or so it did it again! Over the winter, I replaced all the battery cables and the complete ignition system. I am baffled as to what it can be.
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05-10-2013, 08:01 PM
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Cluster King
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Re: Need Suggestions!
Sounds like the starter solenoid may be getting hot. Have you replaced it recently? Will it start with a jump or do you have to wait for it to cool down?
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05-10-2013, 08:03 PM
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Cluster King
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Re: Need Suggestions!
Oh, I found it over there on the west side.
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05-10-2013, 08:07 PM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
take two battery cables off battery clean 4 ends of battery cables clean all places where cables go conect cabels back
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05-11-2013, 06:57 AM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
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05-11-2013, 07:33 AM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
I had the same issue, clean all points on power and ground for starter and battery.
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05-11-2013, 10:51 AM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
as stated above ends probably need cleaned. sounds like a ground issue but could be on either side. also if it has clamp on replacement ends or any cut and spilces I would check them close. over time moister will crawl down the line and corrode the wire sometimes up to a foot inside the cable and that will cause enough voltage drop to create your situation.
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05-11-2013, 11:02 AM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
Next time it does it move the gear shift lever a little and see if it starts. Mine does that it's the neutral safety switch.
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05-11-2013, 11:21 AM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
Does it have headers on it? Sounds like starter / solenoid heat soak to me.
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05-11-2013, 11:53 AM
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05-11-2013, 12:12 PM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
Sounds a lot like heat soak to me. Get a ford remote starter relay. Or if you can't stand to have a ford part on your truck you can use the one that GM on thier motorhomes. (Its the same exact thing). Done it on many a truck. Works great.
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05-11-2013, 02:52 PM
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Re: Need Suggestions!
You may try a little heat wrap on that #6 header tube as well. Anything to pull some of the heat off that solenoid.
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