{"id":31577,"date":"2016-05-04T13:16:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T18:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=31577"},"modified":"2016-05-04T13:16:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T18:16:59","slug":"gmc-1996-serria1500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/05\/gmc-1996-serria1500","title":{"rendered":"gmc 1996 serria1500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33616\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1996-gmc-1500.jpg\" alt=\"1996 GMC 1500\" width=\"512\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1996-gmc-1500.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1996-gmc-1500-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>my truck wont start when its cold but everything electrical comes on&#8230; what is wrong?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>Most likely reason would be the <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/battery.html\">battery<\/a> is weak or bad connections at the battery including corrosion. The next time it will not start check for battery positive at the &#8220;S&#8221; terminal on the starter while someone holds the ignition key in &#8220;START&#8221;. If you see battery voltage and have a good ground, replace the starter. If not trace back to see where you lost battery positive.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/wiringdiagrams.html\">wiring diagram<\/a> provided to help narrow down the issue.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-0\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?index=1&#038;pdfID=0&#038;pdfemb-serveurl=%2F%2Fwww.freeautomechanic.com%2Fmechanic%2Fforum%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsecurepdfs%2F2016%2F05%2F1996-gmc-1500-starting-charging-starting-circuit-1-of-1.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"wppdf-emb-iframe-0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:500px;min-height:500px\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>my truck wont start when its cold but everything electrical comes on&#8230; what is wrong? 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