I have a 2000 dodge diesel 4x4 5spd swb. Iam blowing 20Amp fuses under my hood on my starter solinoid fuse location. The starter seems fine but every other day I go to crank the truck nothing happens all the guages work but it wont even click or turn over then I check the fuse in the fuse box under the hood and the same fuse is blown. Also my gas guage quit working and I got a code reading on my odometer that said P 0462? any help would be much appreciated. The dodge dealership quoted me 600 to replace my starter/ thanks Zach
tkelly
11-22-2004, 09:16 PM
P0462- Fuel level sensor circuit, low input. Id replace the starter if you cant find a wire loose on the harness at the starter, or at least the solenoid. The code is probably due to the blown fuse for the starter.
modernscape
11-22-2004, 10:08 PM
I found a guy who said he would rebuild the starter for 50bucks ,I think Im going to give it a try before I take the plunge. My gas guage hasnt worked for a long time it just stays on empty?
smokeymountain1
11-25-2004, 03:31 PM
Good luck with your 50 dollar rebuild,I hope it works for you,I think most of these dealers are rip off artists.Art.
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Sport Diesel
tkelly
11-27-2004, 03:28 PM
I see new starters on ebay for about 140, so that means 460 in labor. Im in the wrong business.
Meierznutz
11-27-2004, 03:35 PM
It sounds like you have a melted field wire in the starter thats on there now. I'd bet the 50 is a waste. A melted field wire will cause a short and that means blown fuses. Rebuiling a starter does not include re-winding the fields. You may be getting enough RPM's to start and then it quits. If you're going to pull the starter anyway, buy one at NAPA and have the old one "rebuilt" for the 50 bucks. Then you may have a backup.
