Hello All,

thankfully,

I haven't had to post too much in the forums lately..

I will get to it.

( for those who just want to try and quick diagnose without reading my story - here is the youtube link

https://youtu.be/CuOht6qDT3w

)

The other morning

Truck would not start. cranked over , repeatedly trying to fire up, but didn't seem like it had the power.

Came home later that day , still wouldn't fire up
it would crank and crank after turning the key.. but wouldn't fire up.

Neighbor comes over and suggests boosting it...

after doing so,....the truck just goes

Click, Click, Click

wont even crank over..

pissed off, nothing to say to anyone...

i brought battery inside ( it was coldest night on record night before)figured it might help the battery

Next morning, hook up the battery,

I get it cranking over again, but still wont go. ( not just clicking)

I turn the key, and run to look under hood

I see Sparks coming from the connection to the starter solenoid..

the copper clip to the stud on the solenoid has a bit of play,
I disconnect battery,

go to tighten the lug, and see if it gets any better whne cranking...it does
I wiggle the wire , and the copper clip attached to wire coming from battery corroded apart...

see PICTURE

anyway

I re wired a new copper clip . . .conductor, whatever you want to call it..

and went to loosen the Stud on solenoid to reconnect it...

the stud napped it clean offf..
un-bolted the starter..
tried backing the bolt out,
to no avail....

I have ordered a new starter online..not thinking about getting the one i taking it out checked out a shop
I bought a new one online 100% new inside and out for $142,
all shops were closed the weekend, and Monday was a local Holiday, plus a snow storm so everything was closed and I went on a wim thinking ordering it was my best bet -
TOday , I found a used starter motor , 3 month warranty for $75 bucks in town...was thinking , buy that one, bolt it in, see if that fires the truck up , and if so , return it? or the new one when it gets here

MY question is..

I am not sure if this is even what the problem was, until i started messing with the starter , it could have been an entirely different problem..

I don't want to wait a week+ for my starter and it gets here and i put it in, and that wasn't even the problem! I guess a new starter cant hurt



my neighbor boosting me could of fried the starter when boosting it? or chances are the starter was shot anyway,

a few weeks ago , the same thing happened but after disconnecting battery terminal for a half hour or so, then reconnecting, it started up fine, and it was pretty cold out that morning aswell.

anyway

take a look at the starter , maybe it is evidently SHOT
the strap on one end looks shyt.

 

 

I am pretty much asking. .. .
think its the starter?
my battery is not even one year old, truck is driven daily.

headlights seemed just as bright as usual, all interior lighting was working fine..

Last year when i Bought a new battery because the battery in it was gone i found out after i towed it to a shop and they took my battery and charged it and it worked fine...
the truck would fire up fine and then die before driving a couple feet in gear.
so i don't think it was the battery.

i didn't get a chance to put a multimeter on it..

maybe before I hook my new starter up , I will check the voltage on my battery...
any other suggestions..

 

your crankshaft sensor is shot, simple fix. look at passenger head and follow the wire to the plug in the head, 2 bolts hold it in.it wants to fire but wont, sensor is not sending signal to fire truck up,

 

yea?
I bought a new crankshaft sensor a year ago because my truck wasn't firing up some days of the week , but it went away on its own, so i returned it!!

I was going to order one with the starter motor.


so is it possible I did all that work for nothing?
pullin the starter out?
I am sure I will need a new starter eventually....


I may need assistance replacing that CSS..
I thought that you got at it from behind the passenger wheel side?

 

depending on the year, it may be in a different spot, its definitely an electrical issue, while changing the crankshaft might as well change the camshaft one too

 

Man, is that starter housing busted at the back end?


Anyway, crank but no start could be a bunch of things. At 200K who knows. If you have a crank sensor signal down, it will typically take 20-30 secs of cranking (with a full battery charge btw) to generate the crank sensor code.

 

okay thanks
and housing? strap kinda? yea it is cracked...
there was like a plastic/rubber cap over the hole and it fell out at the touch of my fingers...
it does look pretty busted though...

 

An economical OBD reader is a necessity nowadays. I don't always trust what a cluster might generate. You can get one that works with your smart phone. I can't recommend a specific one as I have the Chrysler one that I use. Maybe someone else has a suggestion.

 

I can't seem to get the Crankshaft Position Sensor loose

I got the plug out, the bolt out ...but the sensor wont come out
i can twist it half a circle, but it wont budge out....