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    Stranded. Help!

    Okay so I think I figured it out. I started the battery chasing hot connections with my test light and my voltmeter. On my battery to starter cable the connection at the starter had some wiggle to it which was kind of odd, so I decided to take it apart and after I took the first nut and the two...
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    Stranded. Help!

    Maybe you can shed some light on other grounds to look at other than the three that I found 1- from Battery negative to alternator mount 2- from Grill/radiator area bolt to battery and 3- from Grill/radiator area Bolt to frame. These three I have removed clean down to Bare Metal tightened fairly...
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    Total loss of power... stranded

    Bucket, I also have a post under a different category of this page under 73 to 87 truck modifications under electrical. There's a guy on there that is also helping me and has come up with multiple different things. If you wouldn't mind reading those replies and suggestions and replying to that...
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    Stranded. Help!

    Right now if I go out there and try to start it I open the door and my LED dome light is on in the inside of the truck I turn the key to accessory, my radio and my electric fuel pump turn on, turn the key everything goes black. If I open the door with the dome light on and try to turn on the...
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    Stranded. Help!

    I remove the alternator belt, started up the truck it ran for about 5 seconds and then died Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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    Stranded. Help!

    18.12v Probably the reason that I had a sulfur smell underneath the hood the other day when I was checking out grounding. I did check the water level and had to add a bit. I understand that being bad for the charging system but why would that make the truck run rough and eventually make the...
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    Stranded. Help!

    Thanks sir. Any suggestions on where to begin looking? Voltage regulator.. Where abouts? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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    Stranded. Help!

    86 Silverado k30 4x4 454 TH400 Good morning all you repair gurus. I've got an issue that totally has me stumped. This morning I started my truck to go to work everything just fine, get about quarter of a mile from my house and my headlights, dash lights start flickering and the engine sounded...
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    Total loss of power... stranded

    So I took you guys advice and drop the steering column and removed and reinstalled the ignition switch. I could only find 3 grounds. 1- from Battery negative to alternator mount. 2- from battery to chassis at Grill/radiator area. 3- from frame to chassis a grill/radiator area. ANY MORE GROUNDS...
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    Total loss of power... stranded

    What would be the reason that I wasn't able to get it out of park when it did have a total loss of power? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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    Total loss of power... stranded

    Good morning all you repair gurus. I've got an issue that totally has me stumped. This morning I started my truck to go to work everything just fine, get about quarter of a mile from my house and my headlights, dash lights start flickering and the engine sounded like it was turning off then it...
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    Truck won't start or come out of gear

    Fellers I appreciate the help more than you know! You both were right, I did not move the selector to the right position on the new ignition switch. So it was not in accessory position as the instructions call for on a tilt style column. I removed the switch followed the instructions to a T and...
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    Truck won't start or come out of gear

    Would that also be the reason why the truck won't start? It is in park and wont come out of park Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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    Truck won't start or come out of gear

    Hello. just changed my ignition switch on my 86 K30 454 TH400 4x4. I did drop the steering column by loosening the two bolts on the engine side of the firewall and also removed the 2 large bolts under the dash that upward support the steering column and the 4 bolts that bolt around the...
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