- 1. F150 starter (score: 1)
- Author: justin acome <acome@usc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:58:10 -0400
- I have a 1986 Ford F150 that's been sitting outside (in New York) for around 2 years, and it was running well when it was parked. I have replaced both the solenoid and the starter because the old st
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00136.html (7,968 bytes)
- 2. Re: F150 starter (score: 1)
- Author: Dave & Marlene <rusd@velocitus.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:47:40 -0600
- The solenoid buzzing usually indicates a bad battery or bad battery cable connections. I think that you need to check & clean the cable connections both hot & ground, & have the battery load tested.
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00138.html (8,724 bytes)
- 3. RE: F150 starter (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:00:38 -0700
- Sounds to me like a bad battery or possibly a bad cable somewhere. Batteries do fail that way sometimes, voltage reads fine but the internal resistance is too high and they will not supply enough cu
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00139.html (7,942 bytes)
- 4. RE: F150 starter (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:30:54 -0700
- FWIW, Pep Boys (west coast auto parts chain) has an "automated" battery tester that apparently doesn't do a proper load test. I took in a battery that I knew to be bad (broken internal connection) t
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00140.html (7,260 bytes)
- 5. RE: F150 starter (score: 1)
- Author: Matt Wehland <mattw@webtripper.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 09:40:11 -0500
- One thing that I found useful when chasing starter problems on my Mustang was a set of jumper cables. This lets you check the starter and battery, while bypassing the stock wiring. Turned out that my
- /html/shop-talk/2003-07/msg00142.html (7,366 bytes)
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