Okay, I've been lurking for a while, and just fixed a problem I've had with my '84 Bronc for a while now. Thought I would throw it up here so someone else could save some time and money.
Symptoms: Sporadic problems starting the truck. Starter sounded fine, and it seemed that it wasn't getting enough juice to turn the engine over. Positive lead from battery would get so hot that it would actually melt the bolt on the solenoid.
I checked all the grounds, and then I tried replacing the battery, the cable, the solenoid, the regulator and finally the starter.
Fix: In the end, the issue was with the starter. The solenoid was trying to send the juice to the starter, but for some reason, the starter wasn't using all of it. So, the voltage built up between the positive battery cable and the solenoid, and in turn, superheating it. The bolt actually got so hot last week that it softened and began to droop.
Anyway, after all that mess, all it took was to replace the starter.
Some of you probably already knew this, but I'm no mechanic, and I'm sure there are those out there who are in the same boat and could benefit.
Thanks, all.
Symptoms: Sporadic problems starting the truck. Starter sounded fine, and it seemed that it wasn't getting enough juice to turn the engine over. Positive lead from battery would get so hot that it would actually melt the bolt on the solenoid.
I checked all the grounds, and then I tried replacing the battery, the cable, the solenoid, the regulator and finally the starter.
Fix: In the end, the issue was with the starter. The solenoid was trying to send the juice to the starter, but for some reason, the starter wasn't using all of it. So, the voltage built up between the positive battery cable and the solenoid, and in turn, superheating it. The bolt actually got so hot last week that it softened and began to droop.
Anyway, after all that mess, all it took was to replace the starter.
Some of you probably already knew this, but I'm no mechanic, and I'm sure there are those out there who are in the same boat and could benefit.
Thanks, all.
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