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#32
thanks, & yep ROLL TIDE. hit a major f'n wall now. i am beyond pissed.
i walk outside with this great attitude, like yea im gonna get this thing to work. open the door...no dome light. turn on the headlights...no dinging. walk to the back...no lights. hear my radar detector (plugged into cigarette lighter) come on, then go off twice. W-T-F!?!?!? try to crank it, not a single sound. all i hear is a relay constantly clicking. i tested every fuse under the hood & in the cab, they're all fine. i dont have a clue as to which relay is the problem (i'm guessing thats the prob) and i'm trying to find a diagram that shows their purposes b/c the manual only lists the fuses. im so pissed
anybody got any answers/suggestions??? HELP PLEASE
so i replaced the relay that kept clicking, idk if that'll do anything. my battery is still under warranty, but they want the vehicle there so they can test it all. tried jumping the truck off, but the battery was just so drained it wouldn't do it. so i take the battery down the street to tires plus & they check it and then they're like o we dont even have that one . so they send me to another one, and these guys said its gonna take a couple hours, cuz its dead so they gotta charge it up some then test it. so i'll prolly get my battery replaced, but that doesnt really solve anything.... idk why it died in the first place...?????
i walk outside with this great attitude, like yea im gonna get this thing to work. open the door...no dome light. turn on the headlights...no dinging. walk to the back...no lights. hear my radar detector (plugged into cigarette lighter) come on, then go off twice. W-T-F!?!?!? try to crank it, not a single sound. all i hear is a relay constantly clicking. i tested every fuse under the hood & in the cab, they're all fine. i dont have a clue as to which relay is the problem (i'm guessing thats the prob) and i'm trying to find a diagram that shows their purposes b/c the manual only lists the fuses. im so pissed
anybody got any answers/suggestions??? HELP PLEASE
so i replaced the relay that kept clicking, idk if that'll do anything. my battery is still under warranty, but they want the vehicle there so they can test it all. tried jumping the truck off, but the battery was just so drained it wouldn't do it. so i take the battery down the street to tires plus & they check it and then they're like o we dont even have that one . so they send me to another one, and these guys said its gonna take a couple hours, cuz its dead so they gotta charge it up some then test it. so i'll prolly get my battery replaced, but that doesnt really solve anything.... idk why it died in the first place...?????
Last edited by fdimeroller; 07-25-2009 at 12:55 PM.
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#34
yep, just cut the bulbs off and used the wires. gotta find a source of power for the LED tho. just for testing purposes last nite i used my other tag light as my +12v and ground to make sure the wiring works. but doing it this way means the LED will only get power when the tag lights are on. so if my headlights (or the click before the headlights) arent on, the LED wont work for any function. since idk of any wire in the rear that have a constant source of power, i think i'm gonna end up running a wire up from the front of the truck.... so i know its not the LED constantly drawing power, cuz i didnt leave my lights on overnite
#35
so i just had a bright idea & went outside to try it. since there's no battery in it, maybe i can hook the jumper cables up to the Z, then just hook the other end up to the connectors/cables of the f150. so it gave it power, but it still didnt have enough to crank. since this is essentially my truck runnin off the Z's battery, it should've worked right...? but it didnt. maybe it was just another bad idea...? idk
since i can't do anything else to the truck, snapped some shots of it for u guys.
he took a dent outta the side of my bed, thats what the other patch is.
closer pic. lil more detail.
tailgate handle relocated. had to cut out the lower half of the tailgate to install LED. fyi, our tailgates are one solid chunk, that explains the weight. he showed me the piece he cut out.
what you'll see behind me
since i can't do anything else to the truck, snapped some shots of it for u guys.
he took a dent outta the side of my bed, thats what the other patch is.
closer pic. lil more detail.
tailgate handle relocated. had to cut out the lower half of the tailgate to install LED. fyi, our tailgates are one solid chunk, that explains the weight. he showed me the piece he cut out.
what you'll see behind me
Last edited by fdimeroller; 06-08-2010 at 07:44 PM.
#38
hecks yessss!!! eventually gonna bag it someday. debating if i wanna drop it more before that "someday" comes, since those parts will be useless once its bagged. thinkin bout a 4/7 drop tho.
i forgot to tell the guy to do that too
im thinkin bout leavin the ford oval, deff shavin the emblem tho.
soooo, new battery in, truck fired up. first time it didnt, that relay started clicking again. adjusted the terminal connections & it fired right up.
they said the other battery shorted out cuz it was so low. only had 2 amps in it after charging for 3 hrs
im thinkin bout leavin the ford oval, deff shavin the emblem tho.
soooo, new battery in, truck fired up. first time it didnt, that relay started clicking again. adjusted the terminal connections & it fired right up.
they said the other battery shorted out cuz it was so low. only had 2 amps in it after charging for 3 hrs
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but i do like lookin at the truck, so thats good enough satisfaction for the meanwhile until i get the light replaced
#42
tail pipe is deff gettin cut off when i get my hands on a hack saw haha. IF i decide to run an exhaust on this v6, i'll jus throw a turndown on, cuz im not big on shiny pipes. and what tag...cuz i gotta have a state tag
#43
that is the uncertain conclusion that i came to. there's only 2 relays in the cab, pulled one then pulled the other. one was clicking/faulty and that was it. battery was drained, not anymore cuz i got a new one. but i dont know what made the relay f up...? and idk if the new one is gonna do it too, cuz it was clicking once i put it in with the old battery....
but i do like lookin at the truck, so thats good enough satisfaction for the meanwhile until i get the light replaced
but i do like lookin at the truck, so thats good enough satisfaction for the meanwhile until i get the light replaced
You could lightning style it. If you wanted to......but I vote dumped.
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