My son removed the old starter from 77 C10 and I went and installed it just by factory wire ends . I had everything right except the small terminal was on wrong stud nearest frame that gets used on older vehicles only. This was only video showing taking wires off so thanks . Awesome video.
I'm so old that I forgot which terminal to bolt the single wire to. The young man who wired in the starter for me put the small wire on the R side and I thought that was wrong. Your video showed me that I had not forgotten everything. THANK YOU.
I have a 76 El Camino as my first car and the starter been giving me trouble, been wacking on it to start sometimes after school. Now it won’t engage so I’m gonna install a new one tomorrow. Thank you for the vid! Very simple and clear!
@@michaelbliss1976 I know this is an old comment, but I'm going to put this here for anyone who has the same problem with replacing a starter on a late 80s model El Camino/ caballero. It is possible to get the starter in without moving the 2 metal bars/ exhaust that are inexplicably placed right in the way of the starter. You have to tilt the starter to the perfect angle to slide it through the gap, then readjust it once it is above the bars, line it up with the holes, and pray you can get at least one bolt to connect while you're holding the 20 lb starter in place with one hand/ tightening with the other. This is not an easy task, but it is possible.
Hey! Thank you for this video. I took this out on my 1979 M1009 Military Blazer, but then forgot where the smallest wire connected to! I searched it up, and your video showed me exactly where I was to wire it. Thanks again!
Duncan Peterman I know it’s been a while but how did u remove it. The diff is crazy in the way. I took off 2 screws I think at 8mm holding the starter. Then 2 15mm which look to be to the block. But mine won’t come off. And the terminal ones (not the batteries ) I can’t even reach. Even smacked her with a hammer lightly. What am I missing
“Always something wrong with this stupid thing” amen. 1pm on a Sunday (my day off) and I don’t have a starter. Shouldn’t have missed church this morning lol.
1991 was the last year for those second generation Blazers & Jimmys, & same with the seventh generation Suburbans & third generation C/K series pickups "only the crew cabs".
Excellent video I have 87 suburban with a slow crank and sometimes so slow it won’t crank. Some times I’ll hit the gas when I try to start wich helps sometimes
@@MechanicLife usually happens on hot start.. But on every cold start it turns like normal but doesnt start the engine its always starts on the second try
@@MechanicLife I forgot to say I fixed my starter the other day, it was a loose wire that was causing Havoc now it is purring like a kitten, well as much of a purrr it can possibly do LOL
It's the same starter on my 81' Chevy rwd C10. I made the mistake of letting a lengthy battery wire hang and touch the ground wire to the solenoid and it kept jumping the motor once I started it and had to disconnect the battery to shut it off
I’m working on a 1974 c10 and I just installed a new starter. Mine had 2 small wires and one went on each of the small studs. The motor was working and turning over the truck for the first couple tries but then it stopped and now all I get is one click and nothing else. Do you know what that could be?
@MechanicLife Were the nose cone plates entirely different on the new vs. the old starter? They appear to be more rounded / beveled on the new one, and the old one seems to be flat / straight. Correct? Should it matter? Did you have to specify the nose cone shape when ordering? Thanks -
Hey man great video! I have a 1977 c10 with a pretty bad worn gear so I'm looking to just replace the whole starter, but where did you get your starter and what brand is it? I'm looking for something fairly cheap but that will work consistently
Not sure if you will read this but i am stuck right now just rebuilt a motor and the starter connections were cut but i only have one thick red wire coming from fuse box that goes to to a post on firewall before the starter, a purple wire and the large 12v wire, where should the third one be coming from any idea? thanks for the video anyway!
@@MechanicLife Figured it out but appreciate the response! it was whats originally spliced from the fusebox to the purple starter wire ,alternator wires and the resister bulb before it.
I have a question if anyone can answer it I have a 76 c20 it has a 350 out of a 80’s model I’m guessing and this morning it didn’t want to start unlike this video mine clicks only once so is there a second solenoid on the body somewhere that I can try replacing before I have to pull my right side long tube header to get to the starter solenoid?
Dude, how the hell do you wire a min starter onto these? I have that thick black wire and the red wire on one terminal, and it immediately engages the starter. Something is messef up, and I have no idea how to fix it.
I have a 1975 chevy caprice. When I staring it I have some grinding then it starts I hoping it just the start missing teeth vs the starter wheel. The grinding nose isn’t Constant ether 😅🥲
So I came back to ask you if your truck has another little arm like metal piece that goes from starter to body of truck to help with securing the starter in place to keep from it jumping around when truck driving in mountains, or whatever?
I have a 82 c10 and it started just fine. I jumped a car and parked my pickup. A day later I turned the key all the lights turned on and when I went to start position nothing happened. No clicking no jittering just dead. Any suggestions?
I'm having the same issue with a 1982 c30 dually with the 350. Accessories have power but no clicking. So my guess is ignition switch, starter, distributor, or wiring since it's been sitting for 8yrs and mice suck.
@@yolo-qr2fq nope the battery was fine. I looked ar the wired and saw I had some melted ones but the big problem was the fuse that has probably been on it since factory. I replaced that and it fired right up
Hey Luke, I have a C1500 Chevy pickup 1988 very similar to the blazer in the video the starter isn’t completely flush with the flywheel cover but my truck still starts, is it normal for the starter to not be completely flush on these vehicles?
Best K5 Blazer repair video I've seen yet. Such detail is rarely seen on repair video.
My son removed the old starter from 77 C10 and I went and installed it just by factory wire ends . I had everything right except the small terminal was on wrong stud nearest frame that gets used on older vehicles only. This was only video showing taking wires off so thanks . Awesome video.
I can tou explain better? I think i put the small wire on wrong terminal?? Where does it go?
Nice video. Its very helpful the you describe where each wire connects to. Got my starter changed in my 85 k1500 in 30 mins following this video.
Glad it helped you out!
I'm so old that I forgot which terminal to bolt the single wire to. The young man who wired in the starter for me put the small wire on the R side and I thought that was wrong. Your video showed me that I had not forgotten everything.
THANK YOU.
Very cool!
Thank you for such a good video! So many out there that are not easy to see what is being done!
Most Welcome!
Excellent video
I have a 76 El Camino as my first car and the starter been giving me trouble, been wacking on it to start sometimes after school. Now it won’t engage so I’m gonna install a new one tomorrow. Thank you for the vid! Very simple and clear!
I have a jounce bar and the exhaust in the way.. no possible way without moving the bar but I’ll attempt. Gonna have to give her another try…
@@michaelbliss1976 I know this is an old comment, but I'm going to put this here for anyone who has the same problem with replacing a starter on a late 80s model El Camino/ caballero. It is possible to get the starter in without moving the 2 metal bars/ exhaust that are inexplicably placed right in the way of the starter. You have to tilt the starter to the perfect angle to slide it through the gap, then readjust it once it is above the bars, line it up with the holes, and pray you can get at least one bolt to connect while you're holding the 20 lb starter in place with one hand/ tightening with the other. This is not an easy task, but it is possible.
Hey! Thank you for this video. I took this out on my 1979 M1009 Military Blazer, but then forgot where the smallest wire connected to! I searched it up, and your video showed me exactly where I was to wire it. Thanks again!
Glad you got er! Military with the diesel! Very cool truck man.
Duncan Peterman I know it’s been a while but how did u remove it. The diff is crazy in the way. I took off 2 screws I think at 8mm holding the starter. Then 2 15mm which look to be to the block. But mine won’t come off. And the terminal ones (not the batteries ) I can’t even reach. Even smacked her with a hammer lightly. What am I missing
Right on! Excellent video and demonstration.
Thanks!
Such a great video, I’m planning on changing my starter later on today!
THanks!
“Always something wrong with this stupid thing” amen. 1pm on a Sunday (my day off) and I don’t have a starter. Shouldn’t have missed church this morning lol.
Thanks for the video. Helped me with mine.
Great to hear!
Just what I needed.
Great!
1991 was the last year for those second generation Blazers & Jimmys, & same with the seventh generation Suburbans & third generation C/K series pickups "only the crew cabs".
Great video. Very well explained. Thanks a lot
Thanks!
Thank you! Goodish video!
Crappy ish response!
Thanks this was helpful
You bet!
Excellent video I have 87 suburban with a slow crank and sometimes so slow it won’t crank. Some times I’ll hit the gas when I try to start wich helps sometimes
Does my issue sound like fuel injector?
Need a little more info. Does it only happen when its on a cold start? Could be a bad battery/ bad starter. etc.
@@MechanicLife usually happens on hot start.. But on every cold start it turns like normal but doesnt start the engine its always starts on the second try
Hey our kind of rigs including Ford Broncos were built to break down that's the fun of it LOL
Right!
@@MechanicLife I forgot to say I fixed my starter the other day, it was a loose wire that was causing Havoc now it is purring like a kitten, well as much of a purrr it can possibly do LOL
Always like a cheap fix! Awesome
My grandfather has a 1977 Chevy K20 350 unleaded built on with 1982 and 1984 parts and the starter is going out on it.
Very nice
Thank you so much
You bet. Thanks for the awesome comments!!
It's the same starter on my 81' Chevy rwd C10. I made the mistake of letting a lengthy battery wire hang and touch the ground wire to the solenoid and it kept jumping the motor once I started it and had to disconnect the battery to shut it off
I'm having a problem with my starter recently, of course , getting ready to go shim it, better I think, right now...lol
I’m working on a 1974 c10 and I just installed a new starter. Mine had 2 small wires and one went on each of the small studs. The motor was working and turning over the truck for the first couple tries but then it stopped and now all I get is one click and nothing else. Do you know what that could be?
@MechanicLife
Were the nose cone plates entirely different on the new vs. the old starter? They appear to be more rounded / beveled on the new one, and the old one seems to be flat / straight. Correct? Should it matter? Did you have to specify the nose cone shape when ordering? Thanks -
Yes they were a bit different. I didnt have to specify when I had Autozone get the part.
Thanks for showing how its supposed to be so I can compare my old one. to your new one and figure out if my starter is bad.
Hey man great video! I have a 1977 c10 with a pretty bad worn gear so I'm looking to just replace the whole starter, but where did you get your starter and what brand is it? I'm looking for something fairly cheap but that will work consistently
I got it at Autozone. It was a Duralast Gold.
Is this the same in a 88 chevy s10 pickup??
The wire that was connected with the battery wire is that also the ignition wire and are there two ignition wires on the starter
Not sure if you will read this but i am stuck right now just rebuilt a motor and the starter connections were cut but i only have one thick red wire coming from fuse box that goes to to a post on firewall before the starter, a purple wire and the large 12v wire, where should the third one be coming from any idea? thanks for the video anyway!
I read this and am looking into it right now:)
What year make and model?
@@MechanicLife Figured it out but appreciate the response! it was whats originally spliced from the fusebox to the purple starter wire ,alternator wires and the resister bulb before it.
I have a question if anyone can answer it
I have a 76 c20 it has a 350 out of a 80’s model I’m guessing and this morning it didn’t want to start unlike this video mine clicks only once
so is there a second solenoid on the body somewhere that I can try replacing before I have to pull my right side long tube header to get to the starter solenoid?
Dude, how the hell do you wire a min starter onto these? I have that thick black wire and the red wire on one terminal, and it immediately engages the starter. Something is messef up, and I have no idea how to fix it.
I have a 1975 chevy caprice. When I staring it I have some grinding then it starts I hoping it just the start missing teeth vs the starter wheel. The grinding nose isn’t Constant ether 😅🥲
What was it
So I came back to ask you if your truck has another little arm like metal piece that goes from starter to body of truck to help with securing the starter in place to keep from it jumping around when truck driving in mountains, or whatever?
Nope. It just bolts directly up. Sometimes vehicles will have straps that go around to body of the starter though.
what did you have to move to get it out looks like the cross member and exhaust pipe on my 87 s15 is in the way
I didnt have to remove anything to get it out.
@@montanamade1114 hell no you don't, very easy to get to
Cameron Reed I just took my off my 85 gmc s15 and your right but I just wiggled it around until it came out
Which connections first
Does it matter if you put your ignition wires first or your 12v constant?
No, the sequence on the stud does not matter.
I have a 82 c10 and it started just fine. I jumped a car and parked my pickup. A day later I turned the key all the lights turned on and when I went to start position nothing happened. No clicking no jittering just dead. Any suggestions?
I'm having the same issue with a 1982 c30 dually with the 350. Accessories have power but no clicking. So my guess is ignition switch, starter, distributor, or wiring since it's been sitting for 8yrs and mice suck.
@@yolo-qr2fq I traced the wires from the starter back and it turns out I blew a fuse
15 fuse in the fuse box
@@gabedramstad6917 okay. Would have a low voltage on the battery still make noise?
@@yolo-qr2fq nope the battery was fine. I looked ar the wired and saw I had some melted ones but the big problem was the fuse that has probably been on it since factory. I replaced that and it fired right up
You still have this truck ??
Good video Thanks! Your speedometer only goes to 65?
no need to test fit with flywheel and shim?
How about wiring video on how to wire in starter alternator and ignition switch
On1987GMC 454
What size sockets?
I believe they are 13mm
Or a 15mm watching the video.
This is same for 85 caprice
Do you have to used the shi shams
I didnt no.
Mine clicks once but then stops what could this be
Is the unit new or old? When they go bad a lot of times you will get the single click and then nothing.
Well here I go
Did you get it changed out? I need to remove mine on my 80 C10
How'd it go!
How many pounds was that starter
Where is this starters ground connection on 350 . I see a positive big wire from solenoid to battery but no dedicated ground?
U can gain muscle by lifting a gmc starter for trucks lol
Sounds like a half dead battery to me.
Brand new at that time. Was getting rid of a bunch of old parts.
@@MechanicLife everyone goes to battery first..
Really would have been helpful if you showed where things were with the video rather than just cutting to the part
Could you contact me please I have a question
Whats up?
Hey Luke, I have a C1500 Chevy pickup 1988 very similar to the blazer in the video the starter isn’t completely flush with the flywheel cover but my truck still starts, is it normal for the starter to not be completely flush on these vehicles?
As long as you are square with the flywheel on the mount you are good. Do you have spacers installed? How does it sound on startup? Anything weird
Lukes Garage Nope, no spacers, haven’t gotten under it and really listened to it yet but from the cab it sounds fine.
It doesnt sound strange to me at all. How wide is the gap?
Lukes Garage probably a quarter inch, I should mention that the flywheel cover is a bit beat up from age so that might have something to do with it.
Lukes Garage I’ve also noticed a bit of a “whirring” noise after starting but it goes away after a second