Turn the headlights on and leave them on for about 5 minutes. Then go around
and feel the terminals on the battery, starter solenoid, battery switch and
ground cables. When you get the one that is warm to the touch that is the
one with the bad connection. Pull it apart and clean the connection.
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on 6/8/04 4:30 PM, Bill Pollock at wjpollock@erols.com wrote:
> Any ideas on this electrical problem.
> After cranking the car twice last night for about 30 seconds each
> time, attempting to start, the solenoid now just clicks and as it
> clicks all the electrics go out. The gas gauage goes to empty,the
> headlights go off and there isnt any power anywhere. This started last
> winter,I had the starter rebuilt and installed a new solenoid. After
> installing these two items the problem would occassionally happened,but
> eventfully the car would again turn over and start.
> Today I charged the battery for about 6 hours,it hasnt helped the
> problem. With the key on,when you hit the starter button,a click of the
> solenoid and everything is dead.
> The shut off switch in the truck is out of the circuit as I am waiting
> for a new one.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions.
>
> Bill Pollock
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