make it work stock or "upgrades" will just confuse the defects - brand new [to you], there could be any number of things to cause what happened, bad battery or loose connections would be a first check, especially make sure all the grounds are good, and check wiring to the starter and under the dash

the original design is as reliable and functional as you could want, but the truck didn't just roll off the line, it needs to be gone over well to insure everything is sound and as designed

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics