brian0128

Just finished up my 2nd day at work. Need to return your gasket scraper as well. How long will you be working?

yellaklein

at 1st, one of the 2 ground wires in the battery terminal on the neg lead the one on the right was loose in the connector. i took them out, reseated them. also took off the Pos battery connector also. And that is when we could get the thunk from the starter when turning the key over. so i guesstimated maybe a few love tapes with a deadblow bfh. on starter and/or solenoid may work(i used to own fords and know how the starter was on them). Then i called mike, he suggested hook up to the surburban which is running dual batteries and an 8.1 vortec (its a beast) to help narrow down possibilities of battery or alt. Tried it it, and it just thunked again. so i went under the jeep and was looking at the starter giving it some more luv tapes when i noticed smoke come out what appeared to be a drain tube on the bottom of the starter..

sorry for the long story, tried to make it shorter...

dukie564

yea sounds like it's cooked...

pulltabmike

Thanks for checking it out Kyle Gonna do a little more troubleshooting when I go down Sunday morning.... X2 Dukie on the smoked starter.
And I know all about ford starters, always kept a ball-peen hammer behind the seat

gone4x4

--hey-hey,, dont be givin way trade secrets!!

dukie564

it's not a trade secret if you are required to know it in order to own a ford

MASCOTT

Thanks Jon. I appreciate the offer . I appreciate all of you so much and I can't wait to get to a M&G to meet more of you in person. Had to start a MD Jeep file on my phone,getting lots of numbers. I am so glad that I found this sight

pulltabmike

It's standard equipment

dukie564

comes in the factory emergency roadside repair kit under the seat huh?

pulltabmike

Yippers

gone4x4

ok you fawkers--i own tree of-um--and of course 2 XJ's--

gone4x4

and several bfh's---

dukie564

well then you know first hand

yellaklein

it was my pleasure to go and check it out. it got me out the office for a bit. Then i had to go retrieve an ford 150 that an Officer was driving and had a flat tire and left it a signature over at BWI.. Gotta luv military officers, educated and all..

pulltabmike

Guess you need a tree to keep handles on the BFH's