Changed the alternator and now she won’t start

[gimmie11s]

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Crappy pic but I may have found my problem

Throw a nut on that, bolt stock starter back in, return new starter, and away you go.

 

[dwest731]

Already have the nut on, got the starter in my truck to return in about 30 mins when I clock out!

Thanks again to everyone who helped this rookie figure out the problem!!

 

[gimmie11s]

This is how you learn. We'll make a wrench turner out of you.

 

[03cobra#694]

This is how you learn. We'll make a monkey wrench out of you.

Fixed

 

[Bullitt1448]

None of us know everything, diagnostics are the hardest part. Kudos to you for even trying, lots wouldn’t even try and just take in to a repair shop. The more you work on your car the more you will enjoy it, at least that is my experience.

 

[dwest731]

God gave me more sense than he did money, besides turning wrenches always brings back memories of working on cars with my dad. Good times!

 

[hotcobra03]

Wonder if the alt was good prior, did you keep it?

 

[LS WUT]

God gave me more sense than he did money, besides turning wrenches always brings back memories of working on cars with my dad. Good times!

Hell yeah brother. Good on you for getting your hands dirty and getting after it!

 

[dwest731]

I thought the same thing about the alternator and even the starter when it was changed to begin with. I turned it in for the core charge, part of me wanted wanted to get it back and try it too

 

[P49Y-CY]

the first time i pulled the engine out of this car i noticed that particular ground strap was deteriorated and had almost broken in two. it might have been from when i removed it from the frame, but still it was in pretty bad shape.

the rubber coating it has from the factory probably traps moisture, etc.

also it's not available from ford, my parts guy said he didn't see a separate number for it at all, and said that it was probably part of the original harness number, even though now they don't include it.

fortunately just about every parts store in the country carries an almost identical braided ground strap from dorman/help! (without the rubber coating)