Odd start up problem
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Odd start up problem
Hello,
Yesterday the truck started up ok and I pulled it into the drive from the garage. ran ok, came back to start up a few minutes later and it went wild.
here are some of the issues besides not starting: clicking relay under the dash, rpm gauge went up 1000 and bounced wildly, speed gauge moved, strange buzzer noise.
checked and charged batteries, checked some fuses under the dash, batteries read 100% charge but after I tried to start the batteries read lower then quickly charged back up on 2 amp cycle charge.
i did move the truck from my level garage to my inclined driveway, and I was getting low on fuel the night before. should I check for no fuel issues?
i haven't had the CPS changed.
Any ideas?
Thanks, -Bill
Yesterday the truck started up ok and I pulled it into the drive from the garage. ran ok, came back to start up a few minutes later and it went wild.
here are some of the issues besides not starting: clicking relay under the dash, rpm gauge went up 1000 and bounced wildly, speed gauge moved, strange buzzer noise.
checked and charged batteries, checked some fuses under the dash, batteries read 100% charge but after I tried to start the batteries read lower then quickly charged back up on 2 amp cycle charge.
i did move the truck from my level garage to my inclined driveway, and I was getting low on fuel the night before. should I check for no fuel issues?
i haven't had the CPS changed.
Any ideas?
Thanks, -Bill
Not a liberal...
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Cut & Shoot, Texas
How old are the batteries? These trucks require a lot juice to run correctly and bad batteries can cause all sorts of strange symptoms.
Oh, by the way, welcome to FTE. Stick around, this is a great place to learn about your truck.
One of the gurus should chime in soon with more ideas.
Oh, by the way, welcome to FTE. Stick around, this is a great place to learn about your truck.
One of the gurus should chime in soon with more ideas.
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Joined: May 2007
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From: Flagstaff, Arizona
do you by chance have a cracked windshield? A small leak onto the PCM can do some really weird things with these trucks. A CPS issue could be the problem, but I don't recall ever getting any buzzer noises, just random stalling issues.
