Dead engine
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Dead engine
And i mean really dead.
Now it has happend to me 2 times.
My car is a F150 5,4 l. year 1998 with 115k miles on it.
When trying to start the engine, the starter do not engage. Weird I thought, and being in the traffic I turned on the hazard blink. Did not work either. Turned the key a couple of times but no reply. Also no light at all in the dashboard when the ignitionkey was i the on-position. There were no power at all.
Suddenly a ticking sound like a rattle snake from somewhere around the stearing wheel - could be the hazardblink relay. Then it stopped. Then a ticking sound every one second - for sure from the fuse box placed under the dash in the left hand side. This also stopped but still no power at all. for a periode of maybe 15 minutes the cliking sound was repeated several times. But still no power.
Tryed to disconnect the cable to the battery +. Then reconnected the cable. turned the ignitionkey and got power but only for a short while. It disapeared again before getting the engine running.
Again disconnected the cable to the battery. Put it back on. Turned the key, and the pick fired up.
Now i have had 2 days without any problems. But off course the problem is not solved.
Anybody got suggestions on this issue.
Thanks
Now it has happend to me 2 times.
My car is a F150 5,4 l. year 1998 with 115k miles on it.
When trying to start the engine, the starter do not engage. Weird I thought, and being in the traffic I turned on the hazard blink. Did not work either. Turned the key a couple of times but no reply. Also no light at all in the dashboard when the ignitionkey was i the on-position. There were no power at all.
Suddenly a ticking sound like a rattle snake from somewhere around the stearing wheel - could be the hazardblink relay. Then it stopped. Then a ticking sound every one second - for sure from the fuse box placed under the dash in the left hand side. This also stopped but still no power at all. for a periode of maybe 15 minutes the cliking sound was repeated several times. But still no power.
Tryed to disconnect the cable to the battery +. Then reconnected the cable. turned the ignitionkey and got power but only for a short while. It disapeared again before getting the engine running.
Again disconnected the cable to the battery. Put it back on. Turned the key, and the pick fired up.
Now i have had 2 days without any problems. But off course the problem is not solved.
Anybody got suggestions on this issue.
Thanks
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Have you checked the nuts on the starter motor relay on the firewall ?
You moved those cables around, and the truck seems to be OK, and that is the only thing I see straight away that would have to do with moving the battery cable, and intermittent functions.
There should be 3 cables under 1 on the relay.
The + terminal cable is a Y from the battery, 1 side of the Y goes to the starter motor and the other side of the Y to the starter motor relay.
From that lug with 3 cables, it feeds the mega fuse for the generator, and the mega fuse for the PDB ( Power Distribution box, under hood fuse panel ).
That seems like a good place to start, maybe others will have some other ideas.
You moved those cables around, and the truck seems to be OK, and that is the only thing I see straight away that would have to do with moving the battery cable, and intermittent functions.
There should be 3 cables under 1 on the relay.
The + terminal cable is a Y from the battery, 1 side of the Y goes to the starter motor and the other side of the Y to the starter motor relay.
From that lug with 3 cables, it feeds the mega fuse for the generator, and the mega fuse for the PDB ( Power Distribution box, under hood fuse panel ).
That seems like a good place to start, maybe others will have some other ideas.