- Joined
- Mar 24, 2005
- Location
- Stokesdale-Greensboro
First off, my truck is an electrical mess. I've been driving without the IOD fuse (I think #10) for years now, that's where I found a battery drain. When it was in, I was able to still run radio, wipers, hvac fan, blinkers, power windows, etc with the key position in LOCK/OFF, no key required.
It's been ok, but over the last year or two, the gremlin started growing. No instrument lights, dim pass. side headlight (only 5V at the bulb socket), interior lights rarely work, trailer brakes only work with manual switch. 2 weeks ago, I had an Autozone battery go "bad"; it was 2.5 yrs old, so replaced under warranty. The other battery was "good", so it's still in the truck.
So yesterday, I was making many local trips, starting/stopping here and there, shutting down/starting up with no problems, until of course it wouldn't start at all. Almost no signs of the battery being connected, kind of like trying to start without the clutch depressed, except headlights and hazard lights wouldn't work. I thought it very strange that the key-in-cylinder buzzer was still working. I disconnected the batteries, measured 12.7v at each battery. All fuses underhood and in dash looked good, except the 40amp fuel heater was burned. Swapped it with another marked trailer lights or something, didn't expect any change, still didn't start (PO had removed the fuel heater).
I zip tied the fuel shutoff solenoid up, pop started the mofo (glad I don't have automatic tranny), and drove it home. Now I'm kind of at a loss where to start diagnosing this.
This truck spent its first 8 years of its life near the beach outside of Boston, MA. To say that rust and corrosion have taken over would be an understatement. PO also has some WVO solenoids wired in the mess somehow. Besides getting these out, where should I start looking?
It's been ok, but over the last year or two, the gremlin started growing. No instrument lights, dim pass. side headlight (only 5V at the bulb socket), interior lights rarely work, trailer brakes only work with manual switch. 2 weeks ago, I had an Autozone battery go "bad"; it was 2.5 yrs old, so replaced under warranty. The other battery was "good", so it's still in the truck.
So yesterday, I was making many local trips, starting/stopping here and there, shutting down/starting up with no problems, until of course it wouldn't start at all. Almost no signs of the battery being connected, kind of like trying to start without the clutch depressed, except headlights and hazard lights wouldn't work. I thought it very strange that the key-in-cylinder buzzer was still working. I disconnected the batteries, measured 12.7v at each battery. All fuses underhood and in dash looked good, except the 40amp fuel heater was burned. Swapped it with another marked trailer lights or something, didn't expect any change, still didn't start (PO had removed the fuel heater).
I zip tied the fuel shutoff solenoid up, pop started the mofo (glad I don't have automatic tranny), and drove it home. Now I'm kind of at a loss where to start diagnosing this.
This truck spent its first 8 years of its life near the beach outside of Boston, MA. To say that rust and corrosion have taken over would be an understatement. PO also has some WVO solenoids wired in the mess somehow. Besides getting these out, where should I start looking?
