My 85 F150 Has no electrical. Nothing past the starter solenoid. The starter shorted and Has been replaced with a new one. Got a new solenoid and pos. cable to solenoid. My wife says before the new starter went on and the solenoid was just clicking, the cable got red hot. Now it has no elec. at all. Not even to the fusible links. I've cleaned all ground connections but I still feel it's a ground problem.
Any help would be great since I parked it crossways the carport so it would be in the shade. Now it won't start.
Thanks
Elec.Prob. (O/T)
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Re: Elec.Prob. (O/T)
I chased a similar gremlin on my bump. Turned out to be a faulty crimp on a ring terminal on the battery side of the solenoid. Found it after replacing solenoid, voltage reg, battery, practically everything else. Putting the 2nd solenoid on it the terminal fell off the wire. Put a fresh one on and she fired right up. 
Btw, solenoids are notorious for being bad right out of the box.
Btw, solenoids are notorious for being bad right out of the box.Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
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Re: Elec.Prob. (O/T)
OK, I'm officially stupid. 
Explained my problem to a friend at work. He said he has done the same thing before.
I had the wire with the fusible link on the post to the starter. So I had no fire to anything.
T hanks for the reply though. Maybe somebody else will learn from my mistake.
Explained my problem to a friend at work. He said he has done the same thing before. I had the wire with the fusible link on the post to the starter. So I had no fire to anything.
T hanks for the reply though. Maybe somebody else will learn from my mistake.