https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRu0jU ... e=youtu.be
any ideas why this is happening?
the battery is fine, the glow plugs click as they should… starter?
there have been a few times where it's done this and then fired up fine on the second try, but now nothing at all.
any help would be appreciated, you all are awesome.
Re: uh oh… starter? fuse? help?
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:16 pm
by westbound nate
I've cleaned the battery terminals, tried jumping it off a running car… no change. i don't want to have it towed to a mechanic just to find out it was something silly and common/easy to fix.
uh oh… starter? fuse? help?
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:36 pm
by Firesong
Check your connection to the starter. Hit it with a hammer. I believe there was a thread not that long ago that had the same symptoms. I think it was the fuse /wire off the battery.
Check the fusable link wire , when you open the battery compartment, looking towards the back of the compartment (back of vehicle), the fuesable link is on the rear left . the fuseable link wire is about four inches long with white plastic connectors, check the connectors they tend to burn out.
Re: uh oh… starter? fuse? help?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:46 am
by dennis_lambert
My starter was intermittently not working a while back....
The culprit was dirt and oil cramed in a loose spade connector on the starter.Single control wire to the solonoid.Cleaned it and crimped the connector a bit and problem went away.....
Re: uh oh… starter? fuse? help?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:28 pm
by TRUTHautomotive
Overlanderjay wrote:Check the fusable link wire , when you open the battery compartment, looking towards the back of the compartment (back of vehicle), the fuesable link is on the rear left . the fuseable link wire is about four inches long with white plastic connectors, check the connectors they tend to burn out.
+1 for this, I had some melt happening on these connectors, the melted plastic on the contact surfaces created too much resistance in the circuit and I had a no start scenario identical to yours.
I removed the connectors used a screw driver to scratch the plastic off the contacts, reconnected and she fired up as usual. Going to replace the connectors as soon as I get a chance.
