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BigRed · 06-30-2003, 09:47 AM

I drove my truck several times this weekend and had no problems. I came back from a buddy's house yesterday, showered and cleaned up, then got back into the truck to go somewhere. Wouldn't start. It would cranka and crank, but not turn over. I could smell gas eventually so it probably got a little flooded.

So, I called the wife to pick me up and let it sit for several hours. Came back home and it started fine.

So, I let it run for while and then shut it down.

I went out this morning to go to work and the same problem again. Wouldn't turn over. I know it wasn't flooded when I first tried to start it but it eventually did when I was trying to get it going.

Another weird thing about it is that if I try and crank it and it doesn't go, I don't turn the key off. When I do that and try and start it again, sometimes the starter will just spin. And sometimes the starter keeps spinning even after I turn the key back. However, if I try and start it and then turn the key all the way back to Off and back to start, it doesn't do that???? Weird stuff.

My questions are:

1. What should I look at first with the problems with turning over? What should I check?

2. Do you think that maybe the ignition switch is bad and that is what is causing the starter to keep spinning even after I bring the key back to off? If not, what could it be.

I'll have a little time to work on it this evening, so any suggestions would be nice.

Thanks!

BigRed · 06-30-2003, 10:29 AM

One other question. If the ignition switch is bad, could that cause the coil to not get power?

PHOENIX · 06-30-2003, 11:48 AM

are you getting spark?

when you say the starter is spinning do you mean its spinning freely as if its not engauging with the flexplate/flywheel?

BigRed · 06-30-2003, 11:50 AM

I haven't had time to look at it yet. I was getting spark (obviously) the one time yesterday when it started. That's one thing to check. Thanks

PHOENIX · 06-30-2003, 11:56 AM

Well you may have something wrong and spark comes and goes as it pleases.

If it is cranking and not starting I would check the spark everytime it doesnt start.

Do you have power going to the distr.?

Are you saying when you try to start it and it fails to start you turn the key off and the starter still spins?

BigRed · 06-30-2003, 12:06 PM

Not sure if I'm getting power to the dist yet. I won't be able to look at it until tonight. I'm actually weighing more towards the ignition switch now. I think I'm randomly getting power to the coil.

Yep, the starter still spins even when I back off of the key. It stops when I get it back the off position and wiggle it a little.

tazman · 06-30-2003, 10:28 PM

could poss be the switch--something else you might check is the coil itself--sometime the coil starts breaking down on it way to a final shut down

06-30-2003, 09:47 AM	#1
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Starting Problems :( I drove my truck several times this weekend and had no problems. I came back from a buddy's house yesterday, showered and cleaned up, then got back into the truck to go somewhere. Wouldn't start. It would cranka and crank, but not turn over. I could smell gas eventually so it probably got a little flooded. So, I called the wife to pick me up and let it sit for several hours. Came back home and it started fine. So, I let it run for while and then shut it down. I went out this morning to go to work and the same problem again. Wouldn't turn over. I know it wasn't flooded when I first tried to start it but it eventually did when I was trying to get it going. Another weird thing about it is that if I try and crank it and it doesn't go, I don't turn the key off. When I do that and try and start it again, sometimes the starter will just spin. And sometimes the starter keeps spinning even after I turn the key back. However, if I try and start it and then turn the key all the way back to Off and back to start, it doesn't do that???? Weird stuff. My questions are: 1. What should I look at first with the problems with turning over? What should I check? 2. Do you think that maybe the ignition switch is bad and that is what is causing the starter to keep spinning even after I bring the key back to off? If not, what could it be. I'll have a little time to work on it this evening, so any suggestions would be nice. Thanks! __________________ Scott Shelbourne Last edited by BigRed; 06-30-2003 at 10:47 AM.

06-30-2003, 10:29 AM	#2
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	One other question. If the ignition switch is bad, could that cause the coil to not get power? __________________ Scott Shelbourne

06-30-2003, 11:48 AM	#3
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	are you getting spark? when you say the starter is spinning do you mean its spinning freely as if its not engauging with the flexplate/flywheel? __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

06-30-2003, 11:50 AM	#4
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	I haven't had time to look at it yet. I was getting spark (obviously) the one time yesterday when it started. That's one thing to check. Thanks __________________ Scott Shelbourne

06-30-2003, 11:56 AM	#5
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Well you may have something wrong and spark comes and goes as it pleases. If it is cranking and not starting I would check the spark everytime it doesnt start. Do you have power going to the distr.? Are you saying when you try to start it and it fails to start you turn the key off and the starter still spins? __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

06-30-2003, 12:06 PM	#6
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Not sure if I'm getting power to the dist yet. I won't be able to look at it until tonight. I'm actually weighing more towards the ignition switch now. I think I'm randomly getting power to the coil. Yep, the starter still spins even when I back off of the key. It stops when I get it back the off position and wiggle it a little. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

06-30-2003, 10:28 PM	#7
tazman Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: laughlin nv Posts: 47	could poss be the switch--something else you might check is the coil itself--sometime the coil starts breaking down on it way to a final shut down __________________ tazman member of Mojave Street Rods



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