starter...?

mixedkilla · 11-09-2009, 03:33 AM

i have a slight problem...the other night i was cruising around and when i got home i shut the truck off and then tried to restart it cus i had to move it..
and a puff of smoke came out from under the truck pass side by front wheel almost where starter is...and i lost all power to everything no lights no radio no starter nothing....i checked all wires to see if there melted or anything and found non melted...no fuses or popped anywhere either...if my starter went bad would that cause me not to have power to anything?...and is there any way to check the starter? i tried jumping the post with a screwdriver and got nothing....im lost and need a lil help..

towb3 · 11-09-2009, 05:45 PM

You should be able to jump it like mentioned. I just pulled mine out and took it to the parts store to get checked. Wan't too much of a pain.

mixedkilla · 11-10-2009, 05:17 AM

i tried jumping it and got nothing u think its blown?

mixedkilla · 11-15-2009, 04:13 AM

any more help...im still stuck

SH-60B · 11-15-2009, 06:34 AM

Check the + battery cable for power to the starter.

S15vortecpwr · 11-15-2009, 08:42 AM

even if your starter is bad you still should have power to everything else. If you have no power at all, check your batt first and go from there.

mixedkilla · 11-15-2009, 11:37 PM

i got power to starter...but to nothing else...

SH-60B · 11-16-2009, 07:45 PM

How about the battery cable on the alternator. I think it's labeled "BATT"

kahunah · 11-21-2009, 10:46 PM

Check the fusible links. The battery (+) wire is the large center terminal on the solenoid. The other wires that are on that same terminal are fusible links. If they 'blow' there will be no power to the truck.

11-09-2009, 03:33 AM	#1
mixedkilla Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49 Location: User is: OffLine	starter...? i have a slight problem...the other night i was cruising around and when i got home i shut the truck off and then tried to restart it cus i had to move it.. and a puff of smoke came out from under the truck pass side by front wheel almost where starter is...and i lost all power to everything no lights no radio no starter nothing....i checked all wires to see if there melted or anything and found non melted...no fuses or popped anywhere either...if my starter went bad would that cause me not to have power to anything?...and is there any way to check the starter? i tried jumping the post with a screwdriver and got nothing....im lost and need a lil help..
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11-09-2009, 05:45 PM	#2
towb3 Ehhh! Age: 28 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,663 Location: Belleville, IL/St.Louis User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? You should be able to jump it like mentioned. I just pulled mine out and took it to the parts store to get checked. Wan't too much of a pain.
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11-10-2009, 05:17 AM	#3
mixedkilla Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? i tried jumping it and got nothing u think its blown?
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11-15-2009, 04:13 AM	#4
mixedkilla Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? any more help...im still stuck
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11-15-2009, 06:34 AM	#5
SH-60B Registered Neanderthal Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,741 Location: Meriden/CT/USA User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? Check the + battery cable for power to the starter.
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11-15-2009, 08:42 AM	#6
S15vortecpwr goin broke but n style Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,737 Location: Wetumpka, Alabama User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? even if your starter is bad you still should have power to everything else. If you have no power at all, check your batt first and go from there.
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11-15-2009, 11:37 PM	#7
mixedkilla Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? i got power to starter...but to nothing else...
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11-16-2009, 07:45 PM	#8
SH-60B Registered Neanderthal Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,741 Location: Meriden/CT/USA User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? How about the battery cable on the alternator. I think it's labeled "BATT"
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11-21-2009, 10:46 PM	#9
kahunah Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 53 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: starter...? Check the fusible links. The battery (+) wire is the large center terminal on the solenoid. The other wires that are on that same terminal are fusible links. If they 'blow' there will be no power to the truck.
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