Funny things happening PLEASE help!
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Might be dirty battery terminals. Several cars I have owned looked like they had clean terminals but there was some kind of dark smooth coating on the inside of the battery lugs. The lugs on the battery and cables need to be bright and shiney where they make contact with each other.
The typical symptoms when this happens are, the car gets hard to start in cold weather, the instruments start to act wacky, the lights are dim, and the door beeper and horns sometimes makes a sound like they are strangling. The battery can be in top shape and test fine, but the current isn't getting thru the terminals.
The fix is essentially free and easy, if you have a good battery terminal brush, I actually use one that is more like a big reamer, works great but got to be careful not to remove too much metal. On some cars that dark corrosion is almost like a plastic coating and requires some serious brushing to remove. Had to get the reamer exactly because of this reason. This seems to happen every few years, especially in cold wet climates(I never had this problem in SoCal, but several times in Oregon), so your truck may have enough time on the battery to have this problem.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
The typical symptoms when this happens are, the car gets hard to start in cold weather, the instruments start to act wacky, the lights are dim, and the door beeper and horns sometimes makes a sound like they are strangling. The battery can be in top shape and test fine, but the current isn't getting thru the terminals.
The fix is essentially free and easy, if you have a good battery terminal brush, I actually use one that is more like a big reamer, works great but got to be careful not to remove too much metal. On some cars that dark corrosion is almost like a plastic coating and requires some serious brushing to remove. Had to get the reamer exactly because of this reason. This seems to happen every few years, especially in cold wet climates(I never had this problem in SoCal, but several times in Oregon), so your truck may have enough time on the battery to have this problem.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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Originally Posted by FortyFords
I guess some of us can't read,I'm in that crowd also. 
But somewhere back in his post it says he tried another battery from another Car doesn't it?.
Rich
But somewhere back in his post it says he tried another battery from another Car doesn't it?.
Rich
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I hear ya Mr Big , I fit right in
Rich
Yea but it just takes a lot longer! HMMMM !
that could be a good thing !
Rich
Rich
Originally Posted by captchas
hay we are not that far over the hill just yet. so what if i have crs and sas, i can still rebuild a flathead 8
HMMMM !that could be a good thing !
Rich
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Well guys much thanks to all that have given their thought and idea on the problem. Now for the end of the story I turned GREEN[/U] when i found the problem. There was a single terminal block on the driver side fender under the hood that is feed by a battery cable and on the other side of the terminal two power cables go from there to feed the fuse block. Well after about 2 mins of looking at things found this battery cable so corroded and (GREEN[/U][/I][U]) that it was makinging just enough contact to drive me nuts. After a quick repair of putting a new lug on the cable and cleaning the other lug and post...WALLA everything is back to normal. I made sure to better protect that terminal conection against that problem again.
Many Thanks Guys for your help.
Jerry
Many Thanks Guys for your help.
Jerry
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Glad it's solved. Don't forget to put the fuses back into the remote start and anything else you may have disabled. 
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Originally Posted by FortyFords
Yea but it just takes a lot longer! HMMMM !
that could be a good thing !
Rich
HMMMM !that could be a good thing !
Rich
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From: Northern Va
Originally Posted by jtmt72
Well guys much thanks to all that have given their thought and idea on the problem. Now for the end of the story I turned GREEN[/U] when i found the problem. There was a single terminal block on the driver side fender under the hood that is feed by a battery cable and on the other side of the terminal two power cables go from there to feed the fuse block. Well after about 2 mins of looking at things found this battery cable so corroded and (GREEN[/U][/I][U]) that it was makinging just enough contact to drive me nuts. After a quick repair of putting a new lug on the cable and cleaning the other lug and post...WALLA everything is back to normal. I made sure to better protect that terminal conection against that problem again.
Many Thanks Guys for your help.
Jerry
Many Thanks Guys for your help.
Jerry
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I have had the exact same experience with mine. I still have a problem with the blower running even after shutting down, but that is another thread. I have found that this generally happens when I have a bad battery. I replaced the battery and all was right with the world.
Although this time the ABS and SRS light have decided to stay on. I can't afford to drop it at a service centre and let the "look" for the problem so will have to go through the diagnosis process on my own.
I often hear a strange sound from inside the dash and wonder if the ground might be a problem.
Although this time the ABS and SRS light have decided to stay on. I can't afford to drop it at a service centre and let the "look" for the problem so will have to go through the diagnosis process on my own.
I often hear a strange sound from inside the dash and wonder if the ground might be a problem.
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