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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    Great advice Gary. The keyed ignition switch definitely feels pretty spongy and cheap. The previous owner left the old push button in the glove box so I'll go ahead and switch back to that to eliminate the possibility of a $10 part burning up another $350 starter. DeadParrot I like your...
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    Thanks for the advice! I will make sure to check all connections and volt test the ignition switch and relay to be sure everything is engaging/disengaging at the right times.
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    Just to update everyone, I got the new starter/solenoid in yesterday and it fired right up. Those 15/16 nuts holding it on are a real bitch to get to! It looks like as suggested by Scar59, deadparrot and demtalmiki my solenoid must have stuck open and kept the full current going to the starter...
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    Okay then. I went ahead and ordered a new starter motor (NSN 2920-00-999-6216). After spending all day yesterday reading up on it going through TM's and trying to be for sure..I'm merely hoping this is the correct model for my LDT465 motor. Will report back once I get it installed. The main...
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    For reference, here are some pics of my battery box as it sits now. I got a 300 Amp constant / 2000 Amp intermittent battery cutoff switch from JEGS and ran it into the cab behind the passenger seat. It looks like a well built switch that wont melt or break off in one's hand like the autozone...
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    Thanks for all the responses so far guys. Yall definitely got me on the right track. After sandcobra's suggestion I went ahead and threw the spare batteries in but did not make any difference: I still had all gauges/lights/air buzzer going strong but when I turned the key got nothing more than...
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    Good call. I still have the old batteries and they're holding a full charge. I'll give that a shot for sure.
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    M35A2 Wont Crank After Battery Terminal Melted

    I've read about 10 posts so far about starters failing but haven't found a similar cause as mine so figured I would post it. I recently got my first deuce and have been learning everything I can about it. I've been through a solid year of getting everything perfect on a surplus humvee so not a...
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