My truck starts but it keeps starting

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BRADSEE123
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hi, i have a 1998 chevy 1500 z71, with 156000 miles, i just put a new starter on a week ago maybe two weeks ago, and just the other day i drove me truck that day and later that day i went to leave again, it wouldnt start the starter just sounded like it was trying to start but i wastnt turning over, so i take it back and get a new one, well ever since that i start my truck and it keeps trying to start it when it is starterd, it stops when i put it in drive and go.
Sep 25, 2006 at 3:29 AM
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BRADSEE123
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i need help plz someone
Sep 25, 2006 at 10:42 AM
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BUBBA_KOSKI
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check the solenoid, and the battery cables leading from the battery terminals to the battery terminalon the starter
Sep 27, 2006 at 3:19 PM
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FRANKENSTONE
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Check the battery also. MY friend just had the same thing happen in his Lexus GS300 and it was a shorted battery.

So start with the battery then the cable and follow it to the starter switch until the problem is found.
Sep 28, 2006 at 5:03 AM
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