1998 5.7L starting problems

[serge_saati]

I agree with the explanation, it can be a problem with the starter. Or a rusty starter contact also.

Like I said, you have 2 different issue: cranking and starting problem

[mega8man]

Originally Posted by j cAT

sorry if you take this as some attack on your knowlege...

you have a bad starter motor with your description of cranking...their is nothing else that would cause the starter to act the way you describe.

I've done this many times...

its cold in milwaukee I won't want to get stuck....

well anyway others can use this info to help, with their starter issues...

i didnt take it as an attack but it would have been nice if you just pointed it out instead of putting it the way you did. I greatly appreciate the advice and i will look at my starter and replace it if i have to it just seemed odd to me because it wasnt starting at all when my starter was cranking good, i probably ruined it trying to start it so many times but now that it is cranking real bad my truck starts i think that there was another problem besides that or it would have started before. again thanks for the advice and i do understand what you are saying but i dont want to ingnore another underlying problem just because i get it to start now..

[mega8man]

Well i am just posting what i found to finally fix my truck i found a dead short in the ignition circuit from the horn. I bought a new starter and when i installed it and reconnected the battery the starter spun right away without trying to start it and i traced it to the relay/fuse box and found that the horn and ignition ciruits were melted together my old starter's contacts were really bad which is why i believe it wasnt turning until i closed the ignition circuit but it did crank bad. so now everything is fixed and it starts like a dream i would like to thank you all for the advice and i would like to apologize to j_cat for the little squabble you were right it was something to do with the starter but it was way out of the realm of what i expected. Thanks Y'all!