49-3100. Started truck and backed out of garage. When I tried to restart truck-nothing. When starter peddle was depressed-nothing. Starter did not engage-nothing. Battery appears OK because with key on headlights and radio lights work. Tapped the starter- nothing. Is there a fuse to this circuit? If so where is it. Thanks for any help. Every worked great before this.
Starter Doug if starter is bad i found a new one at napa auto parts cheaper than a re builtone iam talking about a foot stomp i had another starter on hand to turn in as core exchange
Starter problem not likely that your truck originally has a fuse box but if there is one its located on the firewalls right side or under the dash ? You could visually follow the starter cable connections and see where it leads to. Footstumb pedal adjustment is something to check out. Pedal rod that engages the starter to work pushes the starter resistor all the way down so max. electricall contact is made inside . If engine pistons are standing in high dead point (truck engine in an angle) and a bad sirquit or greasy starter or normal wear it could be the case that the starter bendix wont return. You could carefully rock the truck up and down in second or third gear and see if it loosens up or you could give the starter a smack with a hammer using a peace of wood on the outside. If nothing helps you could take the starter out and inspect the unit and starter cable connectors and floor stump button aswell ! The original starters are quite easy to check if any sirquit is broken using a battery with the right voltage and connect it to the + and minus contact on your batt. The bendix has to react quickly in and out. If this is the case nothing is wrong with your starter. Clean it and install again. If starter is burned up i suggest to buy another one as overhauling your old starter costs probebly more money. Hope this is of any help Martinius.[/QUOTE]
Dead Starter # 1 thing first and foremost : Never , EVER trade in any old part until the job is 1,000 % finished and working your your satisfaction ! . NEVER ! To diagnose this , disconnect the batter ground cable and tuck it down behind the battery , remove the starter switch proper off the starter making sure to not loose the special short slotted screws holding it on , now have your assistant re connect the ground cable as you gently touch the live bare end of the positive cable to the copper button sticking up on the top of the starter where the switch used to be ~ it should (nee , MUST) begin to spin merrily , shouldn't crank the engine . It spun really fast ? good , disconnect the ground cable again before you burn the truck to the ground and get some metal polish (paint cleaner wax works dandy in a pinch) and carefully hand polish both that copper button and the copper contact inside the starter switch and you're good to go . DO NOT sand or otherwise abrade the copper contacts !! . If nothing happens when you touched the battery cable directly to the starter sans switch , it's dead , take it off the engine then ever so gently apart and clean it up using clean soft rags and Electro - Contact Cleaner spray , NOT carby cleaner ! . Once it's clean you'll usually find worn out starter brushes , your FLAPS has them on the shelf , once you get the lazy pimple crusher behind the counter to look 'em up ~ they're simple to solder on , then you hand wire brush the commutator where the bushes ride on the armature , DO NOT let anyone talk you into sanding anything ! . Smear some fresh black short fiber , high temperature Disc Brake grease on the bushings and bearings then carefully re assemble it making sure to not force those two 12" long thin bolts in , they'll drop right into place if you're patient . Now , it should work like new again and best of all : YOU fixed it better than the local Auto electric guy will because YOU CARE . You followed all this and still no joy ? no worries , just order up a rebuilt one @ your FLAPS , keeping your old dead junk one until the job is done then take it in for the $9.00 core charge . Simple , once you've done it ~ GM made it this way so the Farmer could fix it out in the middle of a field and get back to haying before sun set .
Core Yeah i kept my old dead stomp starter too gave them another old dead crappy one for core exchange i think it was a $30 core exchange.
Starter work I recently took my stomp starter to my local alternator shop. The stomp switch was shot. The switch was replaced from their old stock, and they inspected the starter inside and out, then painted it black, charged me $20. Look around if you have limited motor skills I located the shop by mentioning my issue to other old car enthusiasts. Good luck Jim
Starter Problem Nate and everyone. Thank you for your help. My starter was toast. Replaced it with a rebuilt. I live on the east coast -- Cape Cod. Just south of Boston, in Weymouth MA "Then & Now Automotive" had a rebuilt on the shelve. This is a great store and the people are great. www.then-now.com 781-335-8860.
