Chevrolet express 3500 5.7 starting problems
March 5th, 2020, 9:51 AM
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solenoid going bad
I had the same exact problem that you are explaining and crawling through the internet then reading other forms in posts people explained that when there is a click and nothing happens is most likely the solenoid you have to go underneath the car and next to starter there are 2 looking bolts/connectors (Google how it looks like) next to the tranny case. anyways when you find it you have to have someone help you start it because one person has two turn the key while the other person at the same exact time touches the two bolts with a screwdriver or something metal and that will start the car don't be scared when you see sparks flying just do it quick when the person cranks and that car should start assuming the battery is good and the starter but that's another thing to troubleshoot
Last edited by Yarik Marar; March 5th, 2020 at 9:55 AM.
March 6th, 2020, 2:15 PM
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Hi !
Thanks for your quick reply!
When the truck does not start, the headlights are working and the heater blower runs fine, the radio too, all the accessories worked fine. I test it again next day and it starts right up, but I did not do anything!!! I find that it starts slowly, the motor cranks slowlyyyy. Is it possible it could be a bad ground on starter or rust on positive cable?
Thanks for your quick reply!
When the truck does not start, the headlights are working and the heater blower runs fine, the radio too, all the accessories worked fine. I test it again next day and it starts right up, but I did not do anything!!! I find that it starts slowly, the motor cranks slowlyyyy. Is it possible it could be a bad ground on starter or rust on positive cable?
Clean off all the electrical terminals on the starter and the ground to the starter. Also check the wires from the battery to the starter. Then try starting it.
How old is the battery?
What is the cold cranking amperage of the battery?
If you've done the battery and wire cleaning/checking and the issue is still there, I'd get another starter.
Last edited by Ron6519; March 6th, 2020 at 2:18 PM.
March 6th, 2020, 10:36 PM
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@Ron6519
Make sure you check the date of posts you reply to. I don't think he's still having this problem 5 years later.
Make sure you check the date of posts you reply to. I don't think he's still having this problem 5 years later.
Unless you think the information is incorrect, then it can be removed.
March 7th, 2020, 2:32 AM
#16
ordinarily I might agree. But there's probably a bajillion posts about starting problems.
And you were directing questions at the OP like "how old is your battery?" as if he were still here.
And you were directing questions at the OP like "how old is your battery?" as if he were still here.
March 7th, 2020, 12:19 PM
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Still doesn't matter to me when the post was listed. Think of it as being a blind squirrel finding a nut.
March 8th, 2020, 12:22 PM
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[QUOTE=mountainmanjoe;444194]ordinarily I might agree. But there's probably a bajillion posts about starting problems."
There are 500 posts for "Starting Problems" And the one I replied to is the second one on the list.
There are 500 posts for "Starting Problems" And the one I replied to is the second one on the list.
March 8th, 2020, 1:36 PM
#19
that's because you just replied to it.
Personally, I just think it's more productive to answer topics as they come in.
Personally, I just think it's more productive to answer topics as they come in.
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