Truck won't start after I work it. - Diesel Forum

dstacey · 07-12-2003, 02:11 PM

Whenever I use my truck under heavy load situations, like hauling hay or my small camper, it won't start again for 30-45 min after I shut it off. This only happens when I put a load on the truck, but if I let the truck sit for a while after shutting it off it will eventually start. One person has told me that it may be a "loose connection" somewhere and that when the truck heats up, as it would under load conditions, the "loose connection" expands just enough to cause the truck not to start but after cooling off for a period of time the "loose connection" retracts and therfor the truck will start again. Has anyone seen any info on a simalar problem, or have an idea. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

ohski · 07-12-2003, 09:26 PM

The starter might be going bad... I say this because right before a starter goes bad on one of our race cars that's what happens. I could be wrong though [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]

dstacey · 07-12-2003, 10:27 PM

That would be fine with me at this point because I know I can repair that. Can you pull a starter off and have it tested to see if it is good?

ohski · 07-13-2003, 04:31 AM

I think Autozone and all them test starters... I would call first!

6757 · 07-15-2003, 10:10 AM

Mine did the same thing for the first time last week but I was pulling a very light load at the time. Arrived at the house, backed in to unload, realized 30 seconds later I could back in further, went to restart the truck and did start, rolled 5 feet, stalled and would not restart. Cranked just fine, but now fire. Unloaded the trailer, went to try and start agin and fired right up and has run perfectly since. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
Figured maybe some kind of vapor lock or ????
Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated.