click click- nothing
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click click- nothing
this morning i jumped in my truck to head off. Started it, it died(it usually does, low idle problem). I went to restart it fast and when i did i heard click click and then i had nothing. no headlight, no power, no nothing. i dont know what to do. im thinking a loose cable but i dont know. help would be great, thanks.
1989 f150 lariot 4x4
5.0 EFI AOD
1989 f150 lariot 4x4
5.0 EFI AOD
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Des Moines, Iowa
fords of our age are notorious for having ground issues... I have a ground running to the engine block and the fender wall on all my trucks... Probably not the cause in this case but you never know. clean your posts and check your lines to the alternator. How old is the battery? when was the last time you went to the auto parts store and had your battery and alternator tested?
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Mexico, Missouri
Sounds like a bad cable connection leading from battery to ground and battery to alt. Whenever mine did that, it was always the negative terminal. Finally I got new cables and swapped my 2g alt for a 3g alt, never has happened again.
