No lights no start

Asked by GuruBWW3B Mar 06, 2019 at 04:37 PM about the 1984 Ford F-150 STD Standard Cab 4WD SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The lights won't come on and my truck won't start
even when I try to jump it from the solenoid to the
starter what can the problem be

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dynomight answered 5 years ago

make sure the battery is grounded to the body. if its not you wont have even a spark even with a new battery.

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