I have 92 Chevy w/5.7. I was replacing the battery and alternator and while they were out I washed the engine compartment. The engine fired right up and let it run for 15 minutes and cut it off. I realized I had left a bolt out of the rear of the alt. and it was down behind the dist. and next to firewall. I took a magnet to get it. I tried to start the truck the next morning and the motor doesn't even try to turn over. The dash gauges work.
Wierd timing for a dead/underpowered battery? What was the bolt off the alternator for?
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the voltage regulator could have stuck on and killed the battery. what is the voltage when you switch it on or by using a voltmeter on the battery? could be a bad cable connection also so try that as well.
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The battery and alt. were brand new. The truck battery was 8 yrs old and getting slow to crank and the bearing in alt. was noisy. The battery voltage is over 12 volts. I thought the new battery was bad and put another good battery on it and same results. I left one of the alt bolts out when I changed alt and left it on the breather when I washed engine. I removed the steering column plug to see if it was getting voltage(it was)and tried going across to wire that goes to starter and nothing. The truck is a 5sp and the starter is a pain in butt to remove with the hyd clutch on that side of tranny. I have never seen a starter/solenoid go bad without some warning signs but there is always a first time. If the dist or coil are bad the engine should at least crank.
Last edited by Old Nash; 07-01-2009 at 03:24 PM.
I'm fairly certain you should be seeing closer to 13.4 v or so on a good battery. One with less will probably power accessories but won't start the truck. I had the same issue a few months back...I would try to find the source of the drain...
07 Z71 4x4, 6.0L, 3.73s, Turbonetics T76 @ 10 psi, 75 shot, Snow meth kit, PLX DM-100 wideband gauge, Nelson tune, Comp 212/216 .557/.561 114 lsa, 60# injectors, Yank 3000, 4L80E , Magnaflow - dumped, e-cutout
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Loose cable connection.
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Or corroded.Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71
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Clutch switch? Unplug and hot wire it. You could retry jumping the small purple wire to the large red battery cable at the solenoid BUT BE CAREFUL ON A MANUAL TRANS TRUCK! Don't run over yourself. If that produces to click or engagement the starter is bad.
I hot wired the clutch switch and same problem.
I hooked up my remote starter switch and no sound of solenoid trying to kick starter.
My voltage reads 12.0-12.8 when my truck is turned off if that makes a difference. I think you knocked some wiring loose somewhere.
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