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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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Went out to start the truck to take the kids to school (-3) and the truck started right up then died about 10 seconds later. Now nothing. No crank. No WTS light. Gauges bounce around when I turn the key on and Ive got some crazy buzzzing in the dash on the drivers side.
Hooked up a jumper box and can get the WTS light to come on but the rest of the symptoms remain the same.
Any ideas?
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by endobear
Went out to start the truck to take the kids to school (-3) and the truck started right up then died about 10 seconds later. Now nothing. No crank. No WTS light. Gauges bounce around when I turn the key on and Ive got some crazy buzzzing in the dash on the drivers side.
Hooked up a jumper box and can get the WTS light to come on but the rest of the symptoms remain the same.
Any ideas?
Sure sounds like a bad battery cable connection. Clean and retighten all battery cables.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 11:25 AM
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Sure sounds like a bad battery cable connection. Clean and retighten all battery cables.
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Thats what it was. Posts and terminals were clean but one terminal bolt was snapped.
 
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