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Went to start my '04 F-250 with 6.0 this past weekend. Turned key on and let glow plug light go off, (temp 10 degree), turned to start position and only click.
Tired 4 or 5 times and finally started. Next morning same thing but started on third time. Only has 20,000 miles, battery and terminals are tight and clean.
Lose connect somewhere else? Where?
Tired 4 or 5 times and finally started. Next morning same thing but started on third time. Only has 20,000 miles, battery and terminals are tight and clean.
Lose connect somewhere else? Where?
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Check battery charge under load.
Check condition of ground point at engine block for corrosion or loose connection.
Are the batteries pushing 36 months of service? It might be time for replacement.
Check condition of ground point at engine block for corrosion or loose connection.
Are the batteries pushing 36 months of service? It might be time for replacement.
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Originally Posted by wyoguy
Went to start my '04 F-250 with 6.0 this past weekend. Turned key on and let glow plug light go off, (temp 10 degree), turned to start position and only click.
Tired 4 or 5 times and finally started. Next morning same thing but started on third time. Only has 20,000 miles, battery and terminals are tight and clean.
Lose connect somewhere else? Where?
Tired 4 or 5 times and finally started. Next morning same thing but started on third time. Only has 20,000 miles, battery and terminals are tight and clean.
Lose connect somewhere else? Where?
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Batteries are just 24 months old. No rust or corrision........nothing rusts in Wyoming. Will do load test, but had plenty of battery when this happened..all accessories where working and lights bright.
The click sounded like starter..........
Note: had run in a lot of snow and sluch the day before and the under neath of truck was carrying a lot of ice.........is it possible to have grounded something out. If this be the case...........Ford has a problem with not sealing up electrical or starter.
Thanks for the help
The click sounded like starter..........
Note: had run in a lot of snow and sluch the day before and the under neath of truck was carrying a lot of ice.........is it possible to have grounded something out. If this be the case...........Ford has a problem with not sealing up electrical or starter.
Thanks for the help
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You say nothing rusts in Wyoming...what does the DOT use to de-ice the roads there? If they use road salt, that can cause rust. Do check the starter connection, the battery cables, and the starter cable for corrosion. The cables may look good from the outside but may be corroded from battery acid from the inside out.
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They use sand, gravel, some places use coal dust and fines, very little, very little salt..........at -20 degrees if they use salt it will only make things freeze worse.........every make home-made ice cream in a crank can? You add salt to the ice so the ice cream freezes faster DA_HUH
I have a '93 F-350 crew cab that I drive everyday.......not a spec of rust on it; looks like new!!!!
We don't have the humidity like you swamp rats in Florida
Today's humidity now is 18% @ 2:00 PM
See why nothing rusts in Wyoming
The cables aren't rusted.
I have a '93 F-350 crew cab that I drive everyday.......not a spec of rust on it; looks like new!!!!
We don't have the humidity like you swamp rats in Florida
Today's humidity now is 18% @ 2:00 PM
See why nothing rusts in Wyoming
The cables aren't rusted.
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Man, I WISH it was humid here! I live in the panhandle, which is more like Alabama than the rest of Florida. The humidity in Central and South Florida will MELT you. I can't stand to live there any more. Humidity today is about 20%.
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Originally Posted by wyoguy
Batteries are just 24 months old. No rust or corrision........nothing rusts in Wyoming. Will do load test, but had plenty of battery when this happened..all accessories where working and lights bright.
The click sounded like starter..........
Note: had run in a lot of snow and sluch the day before and the under neath of truck was carrying a lot of ice.........is it possible to have grounded something out. If this be the case...........Ford has a problem with not sealing up electrical or starter.
Thanks for the help
The click sounded like starter..........
Note: had run in a lot of snow and sluch the day before and the under neath of truck was carrying a lot of ice.........is it possible to have grounded something out. If this be the case...........Ford has a problem with not sealing up electrical or starter.
Thanks for the help
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Hey wyoguy, sounds like a grounding problem. shouldn't be too hard to find. Your right about the lack of rust on Wyo trucks. I bought my 67 F-100 there (Dubois). I lived in Lander for three years, definitively don't miss the winters! Welcome to the site, by the way!
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Finally a little warm up allowed the truck to completly thaw- out. Very large chunch of ice fell off from underneath. Started it the other day and had no problem. It started right off, could not find any lose connections anywhere.
My only sumise is that the ice build up underneath must of had a grounding effect on something somewhere.
Guess it will always be a mistery???????
My only sumise is that the ice build up underneath must of had a grounding effect on something somewhere.
Guess it will always be a mistery???????
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