not starting when warm
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not starting when warm
I just had a crate motor put in my truck. 88 f250 460. it runs great. starts fine when its cold, but when its warm it will start, sputter, than stall, or turn over slow like a dead battery. I am not getting any codes.
Is this from the new motor still being tight, or am I missing some thing.
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Bob
Is this from the new motor still being tight, or am I missing some thing.
Thanks
Bob
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checked ground and double checked since you menchened it. good ground. checked timming, good. the starter is 1 and 1/2 year old.
Is the voltage drop test the same as a load test, or just watching the voltage as the truck is started?
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Bob
Is the voltage drop test the same as a load test, or just watching the voltage as the truck is started?
thanks
Bob
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With your volt meter hooked up 1 lead on the positive bat post the other on the positive bat connection, when you crank your engine over you want to see close to 0 volts no more than .3 volts if this is good move down the line to the next connection,
You will do this on both pos and neg bat cables. It is best to check it when the problem is there. Any excessive voltage that show up on your meter is voltage the starter is not getting ( drop). You also want to watch for swelled cables, cuts in insulation can allow corrision to start working turning the wires green and starting the resistance problem. A common place for this to happen is between the bat connection and the first 3 or 4" of the cable Good luck
You will do this on both pos and neg bat cables. It is best to check it when the problem is there. Any excessive voltage that show up on your meter is voltage the starter is not getting ( drop). You also want to watch for swelled cables, cuts in insulation can allow corrision to start working turning the wires green and starting the resistance problem. A common place for this to happen is between the bat connection and the first 3 or 4" of the cable Good luck
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With your volt meter hooked up 1 lead on the positive bat post the other on the positive bat connection, when you crank your engine over you want to see close to 0 volts no more than .3 volts if this is good move down the line to the next connection,
You will do this on both pos and neg bat cables. It is best to check it when the problem is there. Any excessive voltage that show up on your meter is voltage the starter is not getting ( drop). You also want to watch for swelled cables, cuts in insulation can allow corrision to start working turning the wires green and starting the resistance problem. A common place for this to happen is between the bat connection and the first 3 or 4" of the cable, Good luck
You will do this on both pos and neg bat cables. It is best to check it when the problem is there. Any excessive voltage that show up on your meter is voltage the starter is not getting ( drop). You also want to watch for swelled cables, cuts in insulation can allow corrision to start working turning the wires green and starting the resistance problem. A common place for this to happen is between the bat connection and the first 3 or 4" of the cable, Good luck
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Ill check that tomorrow. all of this leads to the turning over slow, that hapens after it starts, sputters and stalls more than once. if it would stay running the first time I might not get to the turning over slow. I checked the temp. sensor it seemed ok.
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I also got to thinking about how the truck would start warm, then sputter and stall. It could be possible that you have two problems that seem to happen at the same time. The turning over slow could be the starter, and your start then stall could possibly be the ignition module, since they are a known problem in these trucks. The ignition module would not affect your ability to crank, but would cause the truck to run poorly and then stall. Unfortunately I think I am grasping at straws here since the most common symptom of a poor ignition module is that they fail start completely when warm and work when cold, not start and then die. Good luck
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It acted better today. temp sensors seemed ok I thought I would see more chang than I did.It smells ritch when it stalls, makes me think it is still cold starting or "chocked". I have not ruled out the starter for the slow crank. I have another module here I can give it a try.
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