jollyjerry
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I replaced the starter a few months ago. Truck decides to not start yesterday so I went through the usual suspects
* Battery was fully charged (12.6V across the terminals)
* No significant voltage drop when key held to start
* Positive wire to starter had continuity and showed voltage when checked against it's ground
* Starter solenoid and motor worked when connected directly to battery (I pulled it out to check)
I pulled the fuel relay so I could turn the key to start without pumping fuel. With the key clamped to start, the purple wire to the starter solenoid was not showing 12V. This makes me think the problem may be:
* Bad wiring. The plastic shielding around the wire had fallen off in several places.
* Bad ignition switch. I think this is ok because the gauges turn on, and the radio turns off when switched to start.
* Bad neutral safety switch. Haven't tested this yet, but wasn't seeing any codes thrown.
I wanted to check continuity on the purple wire, but it runs behind the engine and I think it groups into the main wiring harness. I plan to open up the steering column and test the output from the ignition switch itself, but wanted to try the easiest things first.
Am I missing anything?
* Battery was fully charged (12.6V across the terminals)
* No significant voltage drop when key held to start
* Positive wire to starter had continuity and showed voltage when checked against it's ground
* Starter solenoid and motor worked when connected directly to battery (I pulled it out to check)
I pulled the fuel relay so I could turn the key to start without pumping fuel. With the key clamped to start, the purple wire to the starter solenoid was not showing 12V. This makes me think the problem may be:
* Bad wiring. The plastic shielding around the wire had fallen off in several places.
* Bad ignition switch. I think this is ok because the gauges turn on, and the radio turns off when switched to start.
* Bad neutral safety switch. Haven't tested this yet, but wasn't seeing any codes thrown.
I wanted to check continuity on the purple wire, but it runs behind the engine and I think it groups into the main wiring harness. I plan to open up the steering column and test the output from the ignition switch itself, but wanted to try the easiest things first.
Am I missing anything?