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JordanK20 · 01-14-2010, 02:38 AM

Hello I need a little help. My truck isnt starting right now. When I turn the key I get just one single click and thats it.

I noticed once a month it does this but I'll come back to it in like hour or keep playing with it and it turns over and starts. I waited all day and it still isnt starting now.

My friend told me to hit the starter with a hammer should I really do that? I dont see how it would help.

Thanks in advance

texasfunk · 01-14-2010, 02:52 AM

hitting it with a hammer will help sometimes, but you need a new starter, i have been there many many times

Matt Man · 01-14-2010, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JordanK20

Hello I need a little help. My truck isnt starting right now. When I turn the key I get just one single click and thats it.

I noticed once a month it does this but I'll come back to it in like hour or keep playing with it and it turns over and starts. I waited all day and it still isnt starting now.

My friend told me to hit the starter with a hammer should I really do that? I dont see how it would help.

Thanks in advance

i lol at this because this just happend to me on new years eve night. every once in a while my starter would make a loud banging noise. i ignored it and thought well it isn;t broken yet. so i start my truck to go to 7-11 and i heard a VERY LOUD BANG THEN GRINDING noise. people came out of there houses and thought someone ran into someones car lol. end of that starter i banged on it with a hammer and it then barely cranked over. i bought a starter 2 days later.

spinem · 01-14-2010, 03:28 AM

hammer trick will work for a little bit. But you need a starter. You can get them from Napa or smith auto for pretty cheap if you have those around there where u live.

JordanK20 · 01-14-2010, 01:29 PM

haha thanks guys...I def need a new one. I just hit it with a hammer a bunch of times and it made a crank noise for half a second lol. There is a little bit of grease on it maybe drips from valve cover could that have ended its life prematurely.

Are there any brand names that I should get or stay away from. I could call a friend that can get me discount on auto parts but I dont know name brands he can get me.

I am also debating if I can do it myself. Looking in haynes manual doesnt seem that hard and my truck is lifted I almost dont even have to lift it up.

Mr.Scary · 01-14-2010, 01:33 PM

get a high torque mini starter!!!!!

JordanK20 · 01-24-2010, 01:53 PM

Thanks guys! I replaced it myself this week. I got the starter from local auto parts store for $32 haha not a bad deal it was easy to install.

willett · 01-24-2010, 02:00 PM

i know i'm a little late here,
but when mine started doing that i replaced just the $10 solonoid and the problem was solved.

JordanK20 · 01-24-2010, 11:37 PM

oh yeah but my solonoid was clicking so I think that means it was working just the motor wasnt strong enough. The new one starts up my engine alot faster. I'm happy cant go wrong for $32.

spinem · 01-24-2010, 11:57 PM

that starter should have came with shims, if it scratches on the fly wheel even once, you will need to shim.

good to hear its workn tho.

01-14-2010, 02:38 AM	#1
JordanK20 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 14	Starter problems? Hello I need a little help. My truck isnt starting right now. When I turn the key I get just one single click and thats it. I noticed once a month it does this but I'll come back to it in like hour or keep playing with it and it turns over and starts. I waited all day and it still isnt starting now. My friend told me to hit the starter with a hammer should I really do that? I dont see how it would help. Thanks in advance

01-14-2010, 02:52 AM	#2
texasfunk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 1,671	Re: Starter problems? hitting it with a hammer will help sometimes, but you need a new starter, i have been there many many times __________________ 2006 GMC Sierra CCSB, 6.0 swap 2000 Chevy C3500 Crew Cab shortbed dually 1999 Chevy c2500 Crew Cab shortbed 1982 El Camino 350/350 1979 K5 2wd blazer bagged/bodied 1986 Monte Carlo SS 1991 Chevy CK SWB-67 clip and tailgate, bagged 350/700r4 1955 Chevy Bel Air 2014 Chevy Silverado ccsb

01-14-2010, 03:28 AM	#4
spinem haha, ford guys... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 576	Re: Starter problems? hammer trick will work for a little bit. But you need a starter. You can get them from Napa or smith auto for pretty cheap if you have those around there where u live.

01-14-2010, 01:29 PM	#5
JordanK20 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 14	Re: Starter problems? haha thanks guys...I def need a new one. I just hit it with a hammer a bunch of times and it made a crank noise for half a second lol. There is a little bit of grease on it maybe drips from valve cover could that have ended its life prematurely. Are there any brand names that I should get or stay away from. I could call a friend that can get me discount on auto parts but I dont know name brands he can get me. I am also debating if I can do it myself. Looking in haynes manual doesnt seem that hard and my truck is lifted I almost dont even have to lift it up. Last edited by JordanK20; 01-14-2010 at 01:30 PM.

01-14-2010, 01:33 PM	#6
Mr.Scary Project Optimus Prime Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Re: Starter problems? get a high torque mini starter!!!!! __________________ 84 SWB work in progress 89 burb 1500 (parts pig) LOL 08 ford focus (I know, I know) Wifes car "I said it b4 and i'll say it agian wiring is my worst enemy":devil:

01-24-2010, 01:53 PM	#7
JordanK20 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 14	Re: Starter problems? Thanks guys! I replaced it myself this week. I got the starter from local auto parts store for $32 haha not a bad deal it was easy to install.

01-24-2010, 02:00 PM	#8
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: Starter problems? i know i'm a little late here, but when mine started doing that i replaced just the $10 solonoid and the problem was solved. __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

01-24-2010, 11:37 PM	#9
JordanK20 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 14	Re: Starter problems? oh yeah but my solonoid was clicking so I think that means it was working just the motor wasnt strong enough. The new one starts up my engine alot faster. I'm happy cant go wrong for $32.

01-24-2010, 11:57 PM	#10
spinem haha, ford guys... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 576	Re: Starter problems? that starter should have came with shims, if it scratches on the fly wheel even once, you will need to shim. good to hear its workn tho.



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