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I just recently bought my first idi and i was coming around a turn with about 3/8ths of a tank and it died. I put it in park and cranked and nothing. I got out and purged the air out through the lift pump and tried to crank but it was dead. I brought my dads 6.0 to charge the batteries to attempt to jump it. Still nothing. The batteries will not charge and i cant see what could cause that any suggestions?? Thanks guys
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From: Mi'kma'ki
so when you go to crank it,you hear nothing at all,not even a "click" noise? did you remove and clean your battery terminals and our put a meter on them to see if they even read 12 volts or so?
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It wont charge at all when i try to jump it.
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From: Meechigan
Ill throw in my .02... More info required certainly. did it start initially prior to this happening? Have you unhooked your current batteries and try to start off a jump to solenoid?
Do you own or can get a voltmeter?
Off the cuff sounds like a broken wire/wires? These trucks are notorious for this to happen, battery shifted if not affixed and cable end loose or broke..
Running out of fuel is bad however not all that..If your pickup tube is broken its now shorter than stock and you will need more fuel in tank to get it primed and restarted once power issues are resolved: This Forum is loaded with awesome assistance, however, everything you know about your truck, even your VIN can help these other GURU's....
Do you own or can get a voltmeter?
Off the cuff sounds like a broken wire/wires? These trucks are notorious for this to happen, battery shifted if not affixed and cable end loose or broke..
Running out of fuel is bad however not all that..If your pickup tube is broken its now shorter than stock and you will need more fuel in tank to get it primed and restarted once power issues are resolved: This Forum is loaded with awesome assistance, however, everything you know about your truck, even your VIN can help these other GURU's....
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Ill throw in my .02... More info required certainly. did it start initially prior to this happening? Have you unhooked your current batteries and try to start off a jump to solenoid?
Do you own or can get a voltmeter?
Off the cuff sounds like a broken wire/wires? These trucks are notorious for this to happen, battery shifted if not affixed and cable end loose or broke..
Running out of fuel is bad however not all that..If your pickup tube is broken its now shorter than stock and you will need more fuel in tank to get it primed and restarted once power issues are resolved: This Forum is loaded with awesome assistance, however, everything you know about your truck, even your VIN can help these other GURU's....
Do you own or can get a voltmeter?
Off the cuff sounds like a broken wire/wires? These trucks are notorious for this to happen, battery shifted if not affixed and cable end loose or broke..
Running out of fuel is bad however not all that..If your pickup tube is broken its now shorter than stock and you will need more fuel in tank to get it primed and restarted once power issues are resolved: This Forum is loaded with awesome assistance, however, everything you know about your truck, even your VIN can help these other GURU's....
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So it DID crank after it stalled, but now the batteries are dead? That was TOTALLY unclear previously.
Another vehicle will NOT charge the batteries. It MIGHT jump-start the truck, if you have REALLY good (4-gauge or bigger) jumper cables, and/or two sets of jumper cables (one for each battery in each truck, assuming the 6.0 has two batteries). Rev up the 6.0 so its alternator is pouring out sufficient voltage to the IDI WHILE you're trying to start it.
Did you try it on the other fuel tank at any time? What's the level in the fuel tank on which you were running when it stalled?
Ideally, if you're that close to home, you should push it home with the 6.0 and charge the IDI batteries on a slow charger. The alternator is a bad way to charge the batteries after being deeply discharged; it's really only intended to charge the batteries after a "normal" start.
Another vehicle will NOT charge the batteries. It MIGHT jump-start the truck, if you have REALLY good (4-gauge or bigger) jumper cables, and/or two sets of jumper cables (one for each battery in each truck, assuming the 6.0 has two batteries). Rev up the 6.0 so its alternator is pouring out sufficient voltage to the IDI WHILE you're trying to start it.
Did you try it on the other fuel tank at any time? What's the level in the fuel tank on which you were running when it stalled?
Ideally, if you're that close to home, you should push it home with the 6.0 and charge the IDI batteries on a slow charger. The alternator is a bad way to charge the batteries after being deeply discharged; it's really only intended to charge the batteries after a "normal" start.
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From: Meechigan
Nope, jumping doesn't really charge them up ..need to get to a battery tester & charger, or take batteries out and put in a running vehicle to get it done however, that's not the best idea. Need to check ALL your battery connections, through to the starter too..Check your fuel filter while your awaiting the charge, got fuel at that point?
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What I've done is, with a second dual-battery vehicle, start the vehicle and then swap one battery at a time. So the second battery is powering the vehicle all the time. Do that, and the good running truck will be charging your dead batteries, and you've got a good set of fully charged batteries to play with.
If you have access to power and a 10A charger(Note: Harbor Freight's 10A charger works just fine), you can hook that up and let it charge overnight, but that may not be the case here.
If you have access to power and a 10A charger(Note: Harbor Freight's 10A charger works just fine), you can hook that up and let it charge overnight, but that may not be the case here.
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