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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 | I washed my engine block today and after letting the truck dry for 5 hours in the texas sun, I went to turn it over and the starter is not turning.
I think its obvious I shorted it out. What do I do at this point? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 311 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 311 | Is the starter turning at all? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 311 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 311 | Have you checked to see if the battery is charged? If it is fully charged I would check to make sure you have a good/clean/tight ground connection (battery to frame). Then I would check the positive connection to the starter. Still nothing I would pull the solenoid off and check and clean it.
Thats where I would start. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,298 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,298 | The water may have made a corroded cable connection worse. Clean the connections and test. If that doesn't work, I would pull the starter and roll it around to see if water runs out of it. I would then attach power to it on the bench and see if it works.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 | Considering that this truck is my daily driver, yes the battery was fully charged as of yesterday evening. The interior electronics are functioning.
I replaced the entire electrical system back in January, the cables are all brand new.
Last edited by FPMnky; 07/28/2014 12:55 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 | Just went and checked it again, when I push the button on the Solenoid I can hear it sparking inside the starter but it does not turn, just sparks. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | time to open it up and clean it out, water turned all the brush dust to sludge
Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 126 | I swapped out the starter this morning. Good to go now. | | |
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