TimDave217

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Update: HELP!!!!! well i've got everything on the truck ready to be tuned and what not. im taking it to get tuned this sunday, there's one problem with this, my truck won't crank.... i go to start it and i get nothing. im not sure what i should check if and where to start grounds, starter, pcm, etc.... maybe someone else has had a similar problem i'd like to just get a little advice if available.

milkey57

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Dont wanna sound like an ***, but hows the battery? Can you hear the starter solenoid click or anything? Does the pump prime? I had a similar issue last summer where everything seemed fine when in the run position but when i turned it to the start, bam nothing and the dash lights everything would turn off. It turned up i had a bad cell in the battery.

Btw sweet build!

TimDave217

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Battery is brand new got it today, pump is priming but i can't here the starter solenoid i keeping going back to that as my main problem but both the wires for it are both connected and snug.

milkey57

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Have you checked the starter relay? I think that you are on the right path with the starter being the issue though. You could pull the starter and hook it up to the battery and see what happens, that would be a fast way to find out if the starter is toast or not.

TimDave217

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i might have to do that...

milkey57

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Hope its something simple and not a wiring issue! Keep us posted.

1989k1500

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Something with the park/Nuetral safety switch?

Do all the dash lights turn off when you turn the key forward?

Try putting it in Nuetral once and starting it

TimDave217

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it just flashes off like it would start then they all come back on. i might try it in neutral though just to say i've tried it also.

SuperStepside

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On the starter check for 12 volts at the large cable. Then check for 12 volts at the smaller wire with the key in the start position.

If you have power at the smaller wire then the starter is bad. If no power then you'll have to check the starting circuit. You would need a wiring diagram. Might also try swapping the starter relay with another.

TimDave217

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i might try have to try that. i found out today that i am missing the shifter cable bracket so im not sure if i need to just get a bracket for a 4l80 or a 4l60 one would still work does anyone have any insight on this??? does the neutral safety switch have anything to do with this also maybe?