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I have a 91 Dodge, B250 w/318 engine. Replaced starter, starter relay, and battery, still won't crank. When I turn the key the hood light and interior lights dim all the way down. The relay vibrates inside like it isn't getting enough juice. Between starter and battery I jump started it, it took probably 20 minutes. After letting it run for a while, I shut it off and it wouldn't restart, wouldn't do anything. Not even headlights. The day before it was running just fine. Prior to this I had been having starter issues. It would spin and not kick in. Sometimes once and sometimes 20-25 times. Once it was warmed up the starter worked fine. Any ideas?
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This sounds like one of three things; 1) Poor connection at battery terminals, ground to engine block, or at starter; 2) Faulty battery that can't handle the excessive amp draw of a cold engine; or 3) Faulty starter. I would check these things in the order listed.
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I cleaned the cable ends before I attached them to the new battery. Right now it's about 55 degrees and all I'm getting is clicking of the starter relay. I haven't found the other end of the ground yet. It's supposed to go all the way across to the alt. mounting bolt. I hooked up a temp ground from the battery to the engine and still nothing. Both the starter and the battery are only about a week and a half old. I had the battery load tested and it was good. I haven't checked the connection at the starter yet.
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Assuming the engine isn't seized, it almost has to be a connection or a starter issue. I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it.
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I had it started once between the starter and battery replacements. We put cables on it for a long time. After it had been running for a while we shut it off and it wouldn't restart. Dead as a hammer. I'm going to keep looking, I'll let you know when it is running. Thanks.
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Speaking of hammers, you could lightly tap on the starter as someone tries to start it. If it is the starter, that trick will usually work.
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Ok I tried tapping the starter, checked and rechecked connections, and made sure the battery was charged fully. It got to the place where the hood light would only come when the charger cycled. Anyway, whatever happened, it finally started. I don't know if it was when we were tugging on the ground wire or something else, but IT'S RUNNING. My friend thinks maybe it had ice from the bitter cold we had at the same time and maybe the thaw we're having right did something. Anyway, thanks the the help.
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Hey, anything is possible when you are dealing with electrical parts. The main thing is that it's running!
Have a great week!
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I have a 91 Dodge, B250 w/318 engine. Replaced starter, starter relay, and battery, still won't crank. When I turn the key the hood light and interior lights dim all the way down. The relay vibrates inside like it isn't getting enough juice. Between starter and battery I jump started it, it took probably 20 minutes. After letting it run for a while, I shut it off and it wouldn't restart, wouldn't do anything. Not even headlights. The day before it was running just fine. Prior to this I had been having starter issues. It would spin and not kick in. Sometimes once and sometimes 20-25 times. Once it was warmed up the starter worked fine. Any ideas?
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(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on Feb 10, 2009, 3:36 AM)
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