My truck wont start either, similar to evan's
#1
My truck wont start either, similar to evan's
yesterday i went offroading and went trought some mud puddles and after the red battery light on the gauge stays lit when ever the engine is on. I was driving home tonight and the radio and gauge light started to dim then turned off and the battery gauge went to low, and when i got home i tryed to start it again, and it just clicks. I think it's the alternator, is it?
and you think i can take it to ford under warrenty? haha it really really clean now after i spent 4 hours getting all the mud out. and if it is how would i get it to the dealer?
thanks
and you think i can take it to ford under warrenty? haha it really really clean now after i spent 4 hours getting all the mud out. and if it is how would i get it to the dealer?
thanks
Last edited by RanJerEDGE; 07-25-2005 at 11:53 PM.
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That Tommy said. Basically, if you're running off of just the battery, it'll do what you said. When it's clicking, that's normal for a battery that's been run down.
However, it does sound more like alternator to me. If it got any water in it, that'll do it. As Tommy suggested, jump it and let it run for a bit, see if the alternator starts charging it. If not, likely time for a new one.
However, it does sound more like alternator to me. If it got any water in it, that'll do it. As Tommy suggested, jump it and let it run for a bit, see if the alternator starts charging it. If not, likely time for a new one.
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When my alt went bad from mud the batt light was on whenever the engine was on. It all happened the same day as I was driving the truck started acting weird: the lights dimmed, the radio stopped working, it idled erratic, then it finally died. The next day my dad charged the battery and it only lasted for the 15-20min drive to the dealer.
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Weird...When I left work two days ago my truck was dead, nothing when I turned the key. I got a jump from a coworker, drove home...the radio kept turning on and off, the truck would i want to say stall and kick over again but i never had to restart it, and the speedo would jump when at a stop. When I got home, I turned it off, tried turning it on again and nothing. I popped the hood and the night before i had wired up the winch cable (probably wrong) so I disconnected that and presto, started right up. I read up some more on the wiring the winch and figured out i had connected the positive to positive on the battery but the other connection to the chassis and not the negative lead on the battery. I will try that tonight I guess to see if that works. I'm guess the way I wired it drained the battery somehow...but where did the power go???
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