Terrhino Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Jumped in my truck after work today and my truck seemed like it had a batt flattery so I chucked a 800cca battery pack on still no luck was just the odd click and a slow wind so tapped the starter an it started to wind a little faster but back to nothing and a click Haven't had this issue before and the starters are a prick to get to Any one have any ideas before I go guns blazing with a big hammer Have read about a relay an ignition switch but wondering if there's something along to road towards alternator also Ps my truck loves rolling in mud an water but does get a good steam clean after followed by a bitta wd40 Cheers in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Make sure your terminals are not corroded along with the wires. It does seem like your starter is failing. Could also be from bathing in oil and mud which kills the starter faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrhino Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Cleaned my terminals and changed clamps as mine were garbage and also charged up battery ready for tommorow as I have a new starter coming but just curious to know if the crap starter could drain my battery? Or if that would be something else as I have left the key on a couple of times in the past cheers, As I say I haven't had this issue with my other rannos but as they say there's a first for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinger Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Start with the cheaper parts and work your way up. I was a dip@!*% and did it backwards - began with the starter and the culprit turned out to be the ignition switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Reverse Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I have had both bad starters and a failing ignition switch. I did things the hard way and replaced the starter a couple times when it was just the switch. You didn't mention if it was an auto trans or manual trans. If manual trans, there is a double size blue relay near the battery that is known to fail over time. It is the starter relay for the manual trans trucks. If auto trans, near the battery is a grey oval 2 wire connector. One wire is black with a violet stripe. That is the starter wire. A simple test is to unplug that connector and using a jumper wire, jump the black/violet wire to the positive terminal of the battery. If the starter cranks normally, then your problem is most likely a worn ignition switch. If it is still a slow or no crank, then the starter is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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