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Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 11, 2008, 03:39:55 pm ---Is this the same truck you bought from Drew?   :)

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Man, I'd be afraid that every time I sat down I was squeezing Drew farts out of the seat.

I'd never be able to buy a car from someone I knew.

hypernova:
The truck's fine.

The real reason is he doesn't want to see Frank Grimes at work.

That's right!  We're onto ya!

draginit:
first thing that came to my mind after reading your post is the ground. i would check the ground from the battery to the frame. and then check/clean any corrosion from the batt posts

-also, i had something similar where my solenoid was perfectly fine but the two wire connections would keep vibrating loose over a few miles. and on an 89' s-10 access to the solenoid was not easy. so i kept a braker bar extension to tap the solenoid wire thru the fender wall...pain in the ass. but easier than replacing it. haha

-anyway back on track here. im doubting its your ignition and think its just simply a loose connection or bad ground. thru my experiences. good luck

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: NIVO on January 11, 2008, 09:15:08 am ---pull the battery posts off and inspect them if you havent done so. I had the problem with the truck. You couldnt see the buildup from just lokking at it, but once pulled all the caking was everywhere. Once replaced($7) it was perfect again. YMMV.

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doh! you would think being an auto electrician i would have thought of that! yeah, what nivo said (but still check fuses first etc, can still be multi probs). when you pull off terminals from the battery, get some boiling hot water and pour it over all the yucky corrosion. with a round file, clean out the insides of the terminals (if they are lead go easy) and a flat file or coarse sandpaper clean the battery posts (again go easy on the lead, you only need to see the metal shine again).

edit: also if you find the terminals have all that crud growing on it, once youve cleaned them up put a layer of grease underneath as in pic and on top once the terminal is back on. there used to be this sort of spray on wax stuff that was brilliant for corroding terminals. you just cleaned everything up and when it was back together just give it a liberal blast with this gear. it would come out something like chain lube but then harden to a wax-like state. if you can find that stuff, use it.

DrewKaree:
Paige, does it make a little noise when you turn the key?  Not the regular click-click-click-click-click-click that is the COMMON problem when something goes wrong with the starting system, but a SINGLE click, and VERY VERY QUIET, almost miss-able if you're inside the truck?  Have someone else turn the key while you've got your head under the hood to check it out.

If you hear that almost-inaudible click, there's an ignition/starter relay that's going/gone bad.  Have another person keep turning the key until you find the "box" that's clicking.  Unbolt it, replace it.

One other possibility (in addition to the many that others have given) is to run the gearshift through and back into Park to make sure it's definitely in Park.


Worst case scenario, you'll have to replace the muffler bearings and top off the headlight fluid  ;)

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