Starting problems

Asked by GuruB6J46 Jan 20, 2019 at 08:02 AM about the 1977 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 1977 F150 with a 351m. I took the battery out and
started to work on the truck. Prior to doing.g this the truck
would start but sometimes I would have to use a screw
driver at the solenoid. I had put a new ignition switch in and
a new solenoid. The only wiring I touched was the
turn,hazard in the steering column, all that was replaced. I
put the battery cables on and the truck wants to turn over
and try to start. Take the cables off and it stops??? What is
going on???

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Guru9FSV8 answered 5 years ago

Have you load tested the battery? How old are those battery cables? Test cables for high resistance if battery is deemed good from a load test.

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firebird338 answered 5 years ago

Try lightly tapping on starter with a hammer sounds like the starter drive is stuck in the fly wheel teeth or there is still a problem with the starter solenoid recheck wiring going to solenoid.

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