coil or relay?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:51 pm

oh i almost forgot you are suppose to put the negative cable on last. its also the first one your suppose to remove when taking the battery out. or even when working on the truck.

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:35 pm

its really weird because i started it the day before with it in neutral and no clutch then i changed the alternator and went to start it up and no go. the only thing i can think of is the ground on the alternator is not grounding but i put it on the post that said GRD

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:40 pm

i think you can start an engine without the alternator. and i know you can remove the battery from a running engine. how did crossing the soilnoid do? anything?

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:54 pm

i havent had a chance to cross the sylonoid, what two posts do i need to cross, the one from the battery and the one going to the starter?

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:59 pm

i disconnectd the neutral safety switch a long time ago. today i put a fresh battery in it and still nothing.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:03 pm

you cross the battery side of the soliniod with the closest to the battery small terminal on the solinoid.

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:57 pm

well i dun it but nothing happened- no spark or nothing, that usually means the solonoid is bad right? or could it be my negative battery cable. keep in mind i just replaced that alternator so let me know if i could have screwed up there to. the only other thing i have not done is checked the fuses underneath the dash.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:18 am

then its either the cables . the connections or the battery.

460 crew · Post by **460 crew** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:56 am

When ever you replace an alternator it's a good idea and recommended to change out the voltage regulator. I recently had some starting problems and ended up replacing an ignition switch, started solenoid, Alt, battery and coil. Ended up my problem was the positive wire on the Alt was breaking apart and was only making contact on vibrations, in turn it wiped out my voltage regulator and killed the Alt. When I replaced the alt and no voltage regulator it overcharge my fairly new optima and blew acid all over my engine compartment. So back to the store for a voltage regulator and a new red top. lesson learned. Like stated above check your connections even where you have factory connectors for decaying.

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:39 pm

i changed the vltage regulator.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:47 pm

did that fix it?

19674x4 · Post by **19674x4** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:10 pm

i get a dunce cap

i had my battery cables on the wrong posts, no it starts fine

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