Alright guys I am hoping that it is not the obvious answer and just something basic ...but it never seems that way does it....

It was roughly 100 degrees outside i was driving home from a quick trip to the grocery store. Slowing down for a stoplight the truck just died. Not a putter just straight turned off. It has a full tank of gas. Try to start it up and it wont turn over (crank). I can here the starter click like its trying to turn over and nothing. I am fearful that the motor is seized. I havent got back to it yet to try to turn it over by hand. I figured i'd get the posting up and see if I had any opinions before i got the truck pulled home. It a 1999 ford f350 v10 automatic tranny 4x4.

About 2 days ago the a/c pump went ( making all kinds of noises) and have one on the way. The pump couldnt have seized up and caused something like this could it? I know that typically would never be an issue but i am just trying for anything here.

 

if your battery is charged it's probably a seized engine. sorry

a seized ac pump would just have burnt the belt off. causing alternator not to charge causing truck to shut off. but if belt is on she probably a goner.

I got a engine if you need one but i'm in Oh WV PA area.

 

Did you try to jump it? Dead alt and dead battery would make it die suddenly, the heat sure isn't helping the battery any, and the starter would still be getting just enough to make it click for awhile.

 

i feal your pain bud.i am in the same boat but my truck is home now.see seized triton v10 thread.did you check moter oil level? 100 digres isnt sheet out here.i am in arizona.
sorry im no help but now ill be watching 2 threads.mines same truck but 2000.

 

Its not a battery dead click click click....... you can physically feel it CLICK...

Yeah I am quite interested in a motor if being seized turns out to be the case... if you just so happen to be in the denver,co area and it just so happens to be in the back of your truck haha...

 

They oil level is perfectly fine... thats the first thing I checked

 

would a blown spark plug do this? i have been reading a bunch about the threading in the v10 not being threaded deep enough?this sheet sucks man hope things work out better for you than they are for me.

 

I've already been down the blow spark plug road back in feb.... It just makes the thing sound like a tractor and makes you have to by an expensive little tap kit...

 

well good times ahead for sure.when its all said and done would a post or pm me what happend to couse the prob.just for my peace of mind and maybe something else to check on mine.

 

So..... I went down and pulled the serpentine belt off the truck and it fired right up... A/C pump is siezed... Must of been 1 in a million where the a/c pump siezed and didnt shred the belt... Looks like i either do the bypass kit for the a/c unit or bite the bullet and buy another compressor... Does anyone know if they are pretty easy to get out of there or is it quite the task to pull and get working correctly again?

 

dude congrats on finding the issue.when it cools down a bit i am gunna try that also.i was haveing issues with my ac and decided to add in my own freeon.well as soon as i did that i got all kinds of funky noise.so i go to my (old mechanic) and he sucked all the cool juce outa there and told me not to turn my air on and ill be fine.the next day i have a moter lock up.thanks for some small glimmer of hope.

 

millertime what did you use to loosen tenchaner with? mine feels like a large allen .heck i had a bunch of sockets out there and found out i was on wrong pully.three hand cuts later i looked at the sticker under the hood.

 

I used a half inch drive breaker bar..... Just insert the square part of your 1/2 inch ratched make sure it is quite long (it will help you immensely). Push it towards the driver side and the belt will pull right off! Good luck I hope you get the same news

 

thanks man three more new cuts.all allens are to small gunna get my breaker out.ill post up if it helped or not.im praying its 2 in a 1000 PLEASE LORD IM A BROKE **** hahahaha lol...

 

You can buy a/c bypass pulleys made by Dorman from Summit Racing. They are under $40. See if they have one to fit.