the voltinator.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
From: North Van, B.C. Canada
the voltinator.
alright, so problem with daily driver.
so to start truck up this morning(I usually cycle the glowplugs a few times because sometimes they dont work sometimes they do). anyways, they cycle the second time around, so i go turn the key off and on but nothing this time. (now this could have happend when i turned the key to turn it over or just to cycle the plugs, i dont remember. anyways, truck has electricity so assesories, and has 12.5 volts from battery terminals. but as soon as the key, turns to the on position, big voltage drop, not total loss but dome light dims to just a faint glow and nothing happens.
i hope someone can help and i hope its a relativly easy fix cause i depend on this vehical to get to school and im broke. thank you. oh and the truck ran pretty good yesterday.
so to start truck up this morning(I usually cycle the glowplugs a few times because sometimes they dont work sometimes they do). anyways, they cycle the second time around, so i go turn the key off and on but nothing this time. (now this could have happend when i turned the key to turn it over or just to cycle the plugs, i dont remember. anyways, truck has electricity so assesories, and has 12.5 volts from battery terminals. but as soon as the key, turns to the on position, big voltage drop, not total loss but dome light dims to just a faint glow and nothing happens.
i hope someone can help and i hope its a relativly easy fix cause i depend on this vehical to get to school and im broke. thank you. oh and the truck ran pretty good yesterday.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 8,402
Likes: 10
And remove the wire connections at the batteries. Clean the battery posts and the wire connectors, replace making sure they are tight.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
From: North Van, B.C. Canada
yeah i didnt think to clean them since on first look they didnt seem any worse than usual. But sure enough after a slight cleaning, it fired right up beter then it has in a while!.
little embarasing but i got to school anyway.
thanks for the quick replys!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Highmark18
1999 - 2003 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel
3
Nov 8, 2012 05:24 AM
strokerspeed
1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel
50
Sep 16, 2011 07:39 PM
