Does anyone know what the **** is wrong with my ignition? like one time i go to start and she turns right over no prob, than the next it wont start and i know its not the starter cuz when she does start she turns over solid. ??? And its a new battery so i dont know one time i messed with the ignition when it wasnt starting and she turned right over so i dont know what it is but its pissing me off.

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either its a ign switch or starter solenoid

 

I think its the switch but what is the best way to figure out which it is???

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NVM i just got my OEM serivce manual in the mail so i will try an diagnose the problem stupid truck i give her a great tune up and this is how she returns the favor. haha

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Hold on a sec man, If yours is an automatic then we both could have the same problems because sometimes my truck wont start when i crank the key, all the lights on the dash come on like there supposed to but the starter dosnt crank the engine and i was told its a dirty connection in the gear selecter because if i move it around in the park position and turn the key the starter cranks over and fires it up

 

I will have to try that next time it does not start and we may have the same prob, i did go under it and smack to starter a few times and it started and i went to the mall and its been starting since? i also tightened the starter wires down a bit. And one time like i said i just wiggled the ignition and it started then so it might just b that.

 

The first time it happened to me though i was pissed off and **** like this is frustarating if you dont know what the specific problem is but hopefully it helps ya if it happens again

 

Yeah, I agree with this. Replace the park/neutral safety switch, its very easy. Back when my truck was an automatic it would do this every so often. I usually pulled it out of park and put it back into park (or neutral) and it would crank right up. I solved this problem by putting a manual in my truck :P

 

See i had this problem on my 96 trooper the park/neutral switch was going out and i couldnt remove my key. But i dont belive that is the case here as i learned from my trooper and the first thing i tried was placing it in and out of park and wigling the park lever, i think its the ignition key based on when i wiggled that and t started?

 

I would also like to do a manual