starter stays engaged. already replaced starter selenoid relay. still the starter stays engaged

Asked by Guru5NH46 Jan 22, 2018 at 07:36 AM about the 2008 Ford F-150 XL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

starter stays engaged it originally started
with the brake lights going out and would
not function we replaced all the bulbs in the
tail we get in the truck turn it over and it
goes boom boom boom the next day we
teplaced the starter solenoid relay the
starter and the battery still the same
problem what do I do now

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KenF answered 6 years ago

Was the starter shimmed? Can the pinion gear slide back freely? Is the solenoid staying energized?

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