Battery? Cold? Worse?
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it is timed right, GREAT ground to the block.
and again, there is no heat, i went through all these things when i initially rebuilt.
this is a case of a battery acting weak even though its been tested twice.
gona try my buddies batt today, went thru all other possibilities.
if not, will test the starter, but that is less than a month old, bought new.
will keep yall posted.
and again, there is no heat, i went through all these things when i initially rebuilt.
this is a case of a battery acting weak even though its been tested twice.
gona try my buddies batt today, went thru all other possibilities.
if not, will test the starter, but that is less than a month old, bought new.
will keep yall posted.
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What's the CCA rating on the battery? Sometimes you just need a bigger battery. Another item that often seems to get overlooked is the size of the battery cables. Ford used undersized cables on many applications and often a switch to heavier-gauge cables will clear up a sluggish starting problem. As Hemi said, crank it over and then feel for heat anywhere in the cables, like at all the connections and in the cables themselves.
And definitely check the starter. Even though it's not that old, it could be defective. I've seen them eat through the nosecone bushings pretty quickly before, and then the armature drags, causing it to turn over very slowly.
And definitely check the starter. Even though it's not that old, it could be defective. I've seen them eat through the nosecone bushings pretty quickly before, and then the armature drags, causing it to turn over very slowly.
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Your title answers itself. It's in the battery and the weather. This cold weather will do that to a battery. I had the problem the other morning. I hadn't driven my truck in a couple of days, and it had been getting down to 10 and 13 degrees overnight. My truck turned over a couple of times. I had to boost it off. My battery is too small for my truck, IMO. It is rated at something like 525 or 550 cold cranking amps.
What is your cold cranking amp rating? If you want, get a bigger battery, one pushing 650 or more CCA.
What is your cold cranking amp rating? If you want, get a bigger battery, one pushing 650 or more CCA.
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my battery is around 630.
i upgraded the gauge of the battery cables when i redid the van, read it on this forum.
borrowed a battery, gonna see in a few minutes.
Pulling the starter sucks cause i have to work under the van and outside here in cold cold montreal.
But i guess that'll be the next step.
Keeping my fingers crossed
Thanx for all the input people
i upgraded the gauge of the battery cables when i redid the van, read it on this forum.
borrowed a battery, gonna see in a few minutes.
Pulling the starter sucks cause i have to work under the van and outside here in cold cold montreal.
But i guess that'll be the next step.
Keeping my fingers crossed
Thanx for all the input people
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You can test the starter in the vehicle, get a load tester and hook it to the battery. Have someone cranking it while you're watching the load tester. If it goes down to 9.5 volts or less then either you have a poor connection between the starter and the solenoid/battery or the starter itself is bad. To rule out the cables would be to hook up the load tester directly to the hot lead on the starter and ground the tester on a known good ground and then check. If it still goes to 9.5 or lower then its def your starter.
Load Tester- http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3723_200323723
It will test the whole starting system, alt, and battery for 30 bucks. Good investment for a DIY kinda guy.
Load Tester- http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3723_200323723
It will test the whole starting system, alt, and battery for 30 bucks. Good investment for a DIY kinda guy.
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