Help Me!!!!

[Bro-Bro]

I've got an 84 b150 van. the starter is trying, thought it was the coil, bought a new coil , not the problem. It ran great then the battery died and now it won't start. New battery, new coil, no good. Any Ideas?

[Bro-Bro]

[quote=Bro-Bro] I've got an 84 b150 van. the starter is trying, thought it was the coil, bought a new coil , not the problem. It ran great then the battery died and now it won't start. New battery, new coil, no good. Any Ideas?

[98Pontranport]

Did you start it so much that you killed the battery? It could be a dead alternator if the battery is not keeping a charge.

[Stevo2]

Will it start if you use a shot of starting fluid in the carb? could be it's been flooded to the point where the spark plugs are shorting out, if thats the case the only reliable fix is the replace them.

[bignoisey]

You've probably found the trouble by now , but here's what I told the other guy with the '86:
Check the battery cables and starter wiring for loose or corroded connections. These cables have to support a lot of current to run the starter. If the starter is bad you can sometimes repair it with a new set of brushes or just replace the solenoid. I've even opened up solenoids and cleaned the high current contacts to make them work again. Once I even was able to just tighten the screws holding the field magnet in place to fix a starter. But all this may be getting into too much time spent and you'll just want to get a new or rebuilt starter by that time