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Old 03-24-2008, 09:50 AM
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Truck wont start

Came out this morning and the 07 F150 wont start. The lights and radar detector still come on but it wont fire.

It there anything I can do to pull codes why I am waiting for the jumper cable to get here?

My uncle thinks i have some bad cells in the OE battery.
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 10:01 AM
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Well i jumped it off my 97 Burb and it fired first try.


Do you think my passport 9500i could be draining the battery? I have had this detector plugged in 24/7 for the last 4 months with no problems. And i even drove the truck yesterday.

I am going to have the battery tested later today.

oh and i connected the Edge and i am throwing no codes.
 
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Old 03-24-2008, 10:33 PM
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sounds like you could have a loose battery cable, my buddy had the same problem with his truck. it wouldn't start in a wal mart parking lot. he assumed the starter was bad and changed it right there...still wouldn't start. then i showed up and jiggled the negative cable and it fired right up. he didn't think of checking the cables cause his lights, radio, fuzz buster and everything else worked. corrosion on the cables causes this same problem also. the starter needs a lot of juice to fire and loose/dirty connectoins prevent the car from starting
 




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