need help! changed intake gasket now having ignition problems.
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need help! changed intake gasket now having ignition problems.
Ok I changed the intake gaskets on my 90 bronco 5.0 e4od and now I'm having ignition ignition issues. Sometimes when I turn my key I get nothing, like the battery is disconnected. If I turn the key off then back on it has (for now) started. I just finished the intake last night and never had a problem before. my steering column is lose at the knuckle for tilt. Has been since I got it. I loose all presets on my headunit when this happens. Im thinking ignition switch, but would that cause my presets to be erased? battery cables are tight. Any help appreciated!!
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Not sure. I have only had the rig about a year but they are clean and show no signs of dry rot or cracking. Only thing I did diffrent was I had to replace the intake bolts and one of the back ones was a stud that held a ground wire. I grounded that wire to the bracket holds the tad and tab.
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From: Algona, Washington
For some reason I have a feeling this isn't related to you changing the gasket haha, maybe you bumped a wire on the starter solenoid or something? I would start at the battery and run through all your wires to make sure they aren't loose or broken.
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From: Ponca City, OK
was it the engine to body ground that you moved? if so that could be your problem. bad grounding can make a truck do some weird things. i had a truck once that's headlights would dim if you forgot to hook up the wire from neg battery to body.
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That was my first tought. Checked all the wires on the starter solenoid and all look good nothing loose. Its strange that this just started after I change the intake gaskets! I may change the solenoid just to eliminate that as a culprit.
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Yes it was the body ground. I grounded it to the bracket that supports the tad and tab. The bracket has a brace that goes down and connects to the block. I figured that was good enough but I have been wrong a time or two in my life! Lol. Ill try grounding it to the block end of the brace instead of the bracket end.
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