Help! Truck died while driving, starter now just spins...

[haruman]

New starter installed, just spins...

[haruman]

My truck's an auto, is it possible this is the manual starter? Is there a difference on the two other than power output?

[BradMph]

New starter installed, just spins...

Before you go taping up starter wires, read this.

http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin...us&redirect=no

I had years of starting problems on my truck. I went through starters like crazy, I had issues with them spinning but not engaging. I had to crank the engine over and over and if it didn't start on the 1st or 2nd try, the engine got flooded and overheated the starter. SO I was pussy footing the truck starting everytime I turned the key or it wouldn't start. The friggin grinding was nuts also, gawd I thought I was grinding the flywheel at times.
First thing in the morning the truck started right up most the time. But if I had to stop and restart the truck, I had to catch the moment just right for it to start and not flood. LOW VOLTAGE STARTING PROBLEM.
It was the most frustrating problem to have and it seemed that it would never get fixed. I took the truck to shops and they couldn't locate the problem as well.
Then during my engine rebuilding I began unwrapping all the old crap wiring I did years ago to clean up the mess and install relays on everything that I added on to the truck. Air horns, stereo amp, driving lights, electric fan, and so on. I installed a 100amp alternator and all to try and fix this starting problem. As I unwrapped the thick harness wire set going to the starter I located a unconnected wire. This was the holy grail to my starting problem. The third wire assured my truck 12 volts at the moment of turning the ignition switch. Anyway it's a long story, but I connect the wire up as I explained in the link above and turn the key to an immediate startup. It was fixed, finally after all this time. It all was because I taped up that extra wire that a Auto parts person said to do when I bought the starter. Big Mistake. He said I didn't need the wire, but when my truck got into extreme weather and worn down a bit, 9 volts was not good enough to start her up. The problem begins.


As I read your posting I can't help but think what I went through and it sure the hell sounds just like your problems.
Read that link here...it explains what to do if you have an automatic or a manual transmission and that pesky extra wire. "The Inhibitor Wire".

[haruman]

Before you go taping up starter wires, read this.

http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin...us&redirect=no

I had years of starting problems on my truck. I went through starters like crazy, I had issues with them spinning but not engaging. I had to crank the engine over and over and if it didn't start on the 1st or 2nd try, the engine got flooded and overheated the starter. SO I was pussy footing the truck starting everytime I turned the key or it wouldn't start. The friggin grinding was nuts also, gawd I thought I was grinding the flywheel at times.
First thing in the morning the truck started right up most the time. But if I had to stop and restart the truck, I had to catch the moment just right for it to start and not flood. LOW VOLTAGE STARTING PROBLEM.
It was the most frustrating problem to have and it seemed that it would never get fixed. I took the truck to shops and they couldn't locate the problem as well.
Then during my engine rebuilding I began unwrapping all the old crap wiring I did years ago to clean up the mess and install relays on everything that I added on to the truck. Air horns, stereo amp, driving lights, electric fan, and so on. I installed a 100amp alternator and all to try and fix this starting problem. As I unwrapped the thick harness wire set going to the starter I located a unconnected wire. This was the holy grail to my starting problem. The third wire assured my truck 12 volts at the moment of turning the ignition switch. Anyway it's a long story, but I connect the wire up as I explained in the link above and turn the key to an immediate startup. It was fixed, finally after all this time. It all was because I taped up that extra wire that a Auto parts person said to do when I bought the starter. Big Mistake. He said I didn't need the wire, but when my truck got into extreme weather and worn down a bit, 9 volts was not good enough to start her up. The problem begins.


As I read your posting I can't help but think what I went through and it sure the hell sounds just like your problems.
Read that link here...it explains what to do if you have an automatic or a manual transmission and that pesky extra wire. "The Inhibitor Wire".

So, if I understand correctly... if I have the starter with the extra wire, make sure it is hooked up to the OEM R wire. If my starter does NOT have the extra wire, run that diode from the solenoid post (that has the fat wire into the starter) to the OEM R wire.

Sound about right?