Starting issues
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Starting issues
Our 2000 Expedition 5.4L Triton is becoming slow to turnover and start. Battery tester shows 5 cells good, 1 fair. Chilton's manual instructs me to disable the ignition and check starter's B+ and M circuits, but does not tell me how. I thought I would just disconnect the coil until I learned each plug has an individual coil. Any thoughts or do I just stick a crowbar in my wallet and pry out $60 for one of those all-purpose testers with the battery clamps.
Thank you in advance.
Jon
Thank you in advance.
Jon
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Steve,
Thank you so much for the quick response. Sorry to ask for more of your time, but I have to ask: When only one cell reads fair, remaining 5 are good, on the battery tester (old specific gravity type), it really affects the start-up that much?
Thanks again (and yes I am going to get the battery)
Jon
Thank you so much for the quick response. Sorry to ask for more of your time, but I have to ask: When only one cell reads fair, remaining 5 are good, on the battery tester (old specific gravity type), it really affects the start-up that much?
Thanks again (and yes I am going to get the battery)
Jon
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Originally Posted by nesty
Steve,
Thank you so much for the quick response. Sorry to ask for more of your time, but I have to ask: When only one cell reads fair, remaining 5 are good, on the battery tester (old specific gravity type), it really affects the start-up that much?
Thanks again (and yes I am going to get the battery)
Jon
Thank you so much for the quick response. Sorry to ask for more of your time, but I have to ask: When only one cell reads fair, remaining 5 are good, on the battery tester (old specific gravity type), it really affects the start-up that much?
Thanks again (and yes I am going to get the battery)
Jon
When you're trying to pull 100-150 amps, yeah, it's important.
Steve
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So far ALL my erratic and slow turn overs on my '97 have been bad negetive connection on my battery. I have been through a new starter, and a new battery because of that, mine didnt even show that much corrosion, but a quick soak in water and a quick back and forth motion as Im reconnecting brought it back to life. I have had the same problems with other cars, Im not sure why I started with the hardest repair. 
Not that it couldn't use the new starter and battery though, just ended up being the negetive connection.
Good luck
Steve
Not that it couldn't use the new starter and battery though, just ended up being the negetive connection.Good luck
Steve
Last edited by ArgoExpedition; Aug 29, 2007 at 08:22 AM.
