V10 Eng, desperate in need of help
I have a 2003 Ford F250 P/Up with 124K miles. In April just before heading back to Sac Ca, I made a u turn and the p/up died. The eng would barely run for a sec or 2 then die and would not restart. Ca...
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My toad ran perfect. Then at 24,000:miles refused to start. I spent DAYS troubleshooting. I am not a clay pigeon parts thrower.
It all checked out. It must run.
No spark.
Finally I went back to the bank of relays in their holder. Squeezed the relays into their bases. The one near the middle squeezed about one-eighths inch. Car Started instantly. Angrily I checked the relay latches. All new looking
Then the prongs on the Bosch Relays. New brass shiny. The Packard female connector in the relay base. Loose right? Wrrrrrrong.
I wasted enough time. I re squeezed the lineup of relays once again. Dropped the hood. That was 14 years ago. And I am not wrong about the looseness measurement. Nor the hours spent in diagnostics with meters up the gazoo. But I spent $00.00 in parts. Disgusting.
It all checked out. It must run.
No spark.
Finally I went back to the bank of relays in their holder. Squeezed the relays into their bases. The one near the middle squeezed about one-eighths inch. Car Started instantly. Angrily I checked the relay latches. All new looking
Then the prongs on the Bosch Relays. New brass shiny. The Packard female connector in the relay base. Loose right? Wrrrrrrong.
I wasted enough time. I re squeezed the lineup of relays once again. Dropped the hood. That was 14 years ago. And I am not wrong about the looseness measurement. Nor the hours spent in diagnostics with meters up the gazoo. But I spent $00.00 in parts. Disgusting.
