10-18-2013, 02:08 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Truck having starting problem
I've got a 1994 GMC Sierra 5.7 V8, it's been running great until today I've had issues starting the truck, the lights turn on, the radio turns on when I turn the key but when I go to turn it over nothing happens.
I played around with the shifter (automatic) and when it sat in a different position it started up. But when I tired again 15 minutes later, no luck. Any ideas?
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10-18-2013, 02:11 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Yes. I had a similar incident with mine about a month ago.
Its one of 3 things.
Starter
Starter relay - do you hear it click (once)?
Shifter selector switch. Unless this is sensing that it is in park, it wont turn over.
Mine was starter.
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10-18-2013, 02:12 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
Yes. I had a similar incident with mine about a month ago.
Its one of 2 things.
Starter
Shifter selector switch. Unless this is sensing that it is in park, it wont turn over.
Mine was starter.
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How much did it cost to replace your starter? Any idea what the shifter selector shift would cost. There was no ticking sound when I turned the key.
Last edited by zyzz; 10-18-2013 at 02:14 PM.
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10-18-2013, 02:37 PM
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Self-Retirement
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It's definitely the flux capacitor.
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10-18-2013, 02:38 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zyzz
How much did it cost to replace your starter? Any idea what the shifter selector shift would cost. There was no ticking sound when I turned the key.
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about 250 for starter and 200 install but mines a 2500hd diesel
could be relay then, look online or in owners manual to see where it is and confirm it first
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10-18-2013, 03:08 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
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torqued out bindle rotor.
(sounds like the starter to me)
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10-18-2013, 03:25 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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And let this be a reminder to all guys with trucks. Always start them and let them idle for 45 minutes in front of your house at 6am every morning. This will ensure things like this don't happen. Or at least it must, or else you wouldn't see thousands of Calgarian truck owners doing it every day.
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10-18-2013, 03:46 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by normtwofinger
It's definitely the flux capacitor.
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nvm
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10-18-2013, 03:56 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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If you can get at it, you should be able to short out the starter to confirm whether or not it will engage.
Couldn't tell you how to do that on your truck though...
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10-18-2013, 04:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
If you can get at it, you should be able to short out the starter to confirm whether or not it will engage.
Couldn't tell you how to do that on your truck though...
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Be sure to have it in park as you do it, uh this was after I bypassed the shift selector switch.
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10-18-2013, 04:09 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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If you giggled the shift lever and it started, I would suspect the shift lever sensor. No park, no start!
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10-18-2013, 04:34 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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^ exactly what happened with mine, but no, it was starter.
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10-18-2013, 08:12 PM
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Franchise Player
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does the starter module not also cause this problem?
Get this rig down to your nearest ford dealer and get it traded in for a dependable vehicle.
get this to a mechanic and get the problem diagnosed, rather than taking chances and dropping in parts and see if that solves the problem....
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10-18-2013, 08:37 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Houston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vulcan
Be sure to have it in park as you do it, uh this was after I bypassed the shift selector switch.
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You could also try to start it in neutral.
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10-19-2013, 02:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by verda13
You could also try to start it in neutral.
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It doesn't matter what gear it's in if you've bypassed the shifter switch. It will start in any gear. I found out this the hard way after crawling under the car and shorting the starter out with a screw driver. The car started and took off down the road. 
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