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bigmatt207

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Need Help, my truck won't start. battery is brand new and the lights are coming on so its not that. took the starter out and had it tested and it is good. replaced the solenoid on the firewall and still nothing. before i did that i touched the two terminals on the solenoid together and the starter kicked. The ground wire is fine but still nothing HELP!
 

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bigmatt, based on what you are describing, you more than likely have a bad ignition key switch. What I want you to try is when you look at the starter solenoid, you will notice 2 big posts and 1 small one. I want you to momentarily touch a short piece of wire between the side of the starter solenoid that has battery power and the small post. Does the motor kick over? If yes, then your problem is in the dash, not in the engine bay.

Now, if you have a problem in the dash, when you attempt to start the truck, does the "THEFT" light flash at you? If yes, then you have a problem with your key(s). I would first try using your spare key to see if that makes any difference. Sometimes the chip inside the key fail and therefore the truck will not do anything since it thinks someone is trying to hijack it. After that, it is sounding like you are going to be taking it to a shop to have the truck looked at unless you know your way around with a multimeter. If you know how to use a multimeter, then I can help you out to a degree.
 

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Just for your info, the pats will allow it to crank but it will not start along with quickly flashing theft light. No crank condition would not be related to pats. Crank with no start accompanied with flashing theft light would be pats. Otherwise it is in the ignition circuit.
 
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thanks for all the input, yes when i touch the two terminals together it kicks. I am away from the truck and didn't notice the theft light. i will try it when i get home. I do know my way around with a multimeter so let me know what u got.
 

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lets try something simple . try puting the truck in nutral then starting it or pull up on the gear shift while starting the safty sw might be bad
 

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lets try something simple . try puting the truck in nutral then starting it or pull up on the gear shift while starting the safty sw might be bad

Bingo! That would be my bet as the most likely cause. Park/Neutral safety switch.

Shows who is paying attention...:buttkick:
 
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yeah wasnt the pats, just4fun u hit it right on. faulty wire in the ignition that tells the transmission its in park. shes all runnin now. thanks for all the help guys.
 
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