Good morning, I humbly come to you with what I hope is a simple fix for my first post.
97 5.7. Sat for longest time with a dead “clunk” on the starter when key was turned over. Pulled battery and alternator and both were confirmed good, installed a new starter and it fired off 1st crank…. But then clunked on 2nd crank. Replaced negative terminal bolt because there was a slight play in cable…. Fired off all day long after that, prob 10-15 times. Came out this AM and gave it one more shot and it hit dead again.
When it was running yesterday it would initially show around 14 volts on dash but would settle down around 11-12 at idle.
Any ideas?
97 5.7. Sat for longest time with a dead “clunk” on the starter when key was turned over. Pulled battery and alternator and both were confirmed good, installed a new starter and it fired off 1st crank…. But then clunked on 2nd crank. Replaced negative terminal bolt because there was a slight play in cable…. Fired off all day long after that, prob 10-15 times. Came out this AM and gave it one more shot and it hit dead again.
When it was running yesterday it would initially show around 14 volts on dash but would settle down around 11-12 at idle.
Any ideas?