u/WhereBeCharlee

Been having this issue for a few weeks on my ‘98 silverado c1500, automatic truck. Go to turn the truck on in the morning and I am getting power to dash, lights, hear fuel pump priming up, etc. but there is zero crank when I turn the key over.

I had an old battery when this first happened, so I took it out and checked it - also charged it up, reinstalled and the truck turned over and started fine. Ran good for a few days and the issue came up again. This time I popped the hood, wiggled the cables a bit, smacked the alternator a few times, and sure enough it fired up….Decided I would try getting a new battery.

So I got a new battery, cleaned up the terminal ends, got new terminal bolts, and installed new battery. Truck turned over fine and ran good for a week until this morning, again it is just no crank but all power, etc.

Getting tired of the unreliability…. What should I do to accurately troubleshoot this?

I have been reading it’s got to be either; alternator, starter, starter solenoid, or the neutral safety switch.

I saw one guy mention if you have power + hear the fuel pump going, its more likely the neutral switch or starter/solenoid?

Has anybody here got knowledge of the classic faceted crystal Lord-Matic references? I want to build up the full suite into my collection at some point, and so far I have seen blue/green/brown & red dial options with the 5606 movement.

Is that pretty much the collection I should be looking to buy? Cheers!

Noticed these three models at a discount place this morning, these prices are in Canadian dollars.

Looks to me like the following models, from left to right…

SSC777 listed at $188

SUR419P1 listed at $95 (this one looks well used)

SUR446P1 listed at $167

Would these be a good buy? I am drawn to that SSC777 a bit, but dont know a lot about them.

Cheers