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crawdad · 10-02-2007, 07:42 PM

I've been looking at another 86 pickup for about a week now and finally bought it and brought it home today. The PO told me the battery was weak, but it cranked and I drove it up on the trailer. Got it home and it wouldn't start. Pushed it off the trailer and pulled the truck around and put the jumper cables on it. Still wouldn't crank, kept getting this clicking sound from the starter and then all of a sudden, as I was cranking on it, I saw (and smelled) some smoke. Couldn't tell where it was coming from but it was electrical. I'm thinking starter solenoid. Anyway she wouldn't crank and I couldn't jump it. I've got it on a charger right now. Going to leave it on all night and try again in the morning. Question is, do you think I might have fried the starter, or something else? What else could be wrong and what should I check.

Thanks fellas.

77 350 Shorty Wide · 10-02-2007, 07:46 PM

My thoughts are starter solenoid

Sounds exactly what just happened to my truck!

Terry

ChaseDale3and8 · 10-02-2007, 08:48 PM

I had the same problem with mine Friday. It ended up being a bad battery cable end. Put a new one on the positive cable which looked bad, cleaned the battery post, and it started right up. Check the cheap stuff first, you might just have some corrosion on your cable ends that just need to be cleaned up. If that doesn't work, then yeah, it's most likely the starter solenoid. ...Joe

crawdad · 10-06-2007, 12:16 AM

Starter and solenoid were both fine. Turned out to be a bad ground wire.

10-02-2007, 07:42 PM	#1
crawdad Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 614	Got it home and flubbed it up already! I've been looking at another 86 pickup for about a week now and finally bought it and brought it home today. The PO told me the battery was weak, but it cranked and I drove it up on the trailer. Got it home and it wouldn't start. Pushed it off the trailer and pulled the truck around and put the jumper cables on it. Still wouldn't crank, kept getting this clicking sound from the starter and then all of a sudden, as I was cranking on it, I saw (and smelled) some smoke. Couldn't tell where it was coming from but it was electrical. I'm thinking starter solenoid. Anyway she wouldn't crank and I couldn't jump it. I've got it on a charger right now. Going to leave it on all night and try again in the morning. Question is, do you think I might have fried the starter, or something else? What else could be wrong and what should I check. Thanks fellas. __________________ 2012 Silverado LT 1500, 5.3, 6 speed auto '86 SWB C-10 Silverado

10-02-2007, 07:46 PM	#2
77 350 Shorty Wide Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 325	Re: Got it home and flubbed it up already! My thoughts are starter solenoid Sounds exactly what just happened to my truck! Terry

10-02-2007, 08:48 PM	#3
ChaseDale3and8 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Springfield Mo. Posts: 1,086	Re: Got it home and flubbed it up already! I had the same problem with mine Friday. It ended up being a bad battery cable end. Put a new one on the positive cable which looked bad, cleaned the battery post, and it started right up. Check the cheap stuff first, you might just have some corrosion on your cable ends that just need to be cleaned up. If that doesn't work, then yeah, it's most likely the starter solenoid. ...Joe __________________ I'm not speedin'! I'm qualifyin'!

10-06-2007, 12:16 AM	#4
crawdad Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 614	Re: Got it home and flubbed it up already! Starter and solenoid were both fine. Turned out to be a bad ground wire. __________________ 2012 Silverado LT 1500, 5.3, 6 speed auto '86 SWB C-10 Silverado



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