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Yesterday I was leaving to go to a family thing and already running late but it wouldn't start. The dash lights and fan came on but went off when I turned the key to start.
The dome lights seemed a bit weak so I thought maybe the battery had gone dead (new battery). The Ranger has an almost new battery so I swapped them but it did the same.
I came back in and searched the forums but found no clues but eventually realized a couple had mentioned starting it with a jumper to the relay, so I tried that and it fired right up.
After the family thing it started no problem and on the trip home stopped at Wmart and there it started ok also.
Last night I was going out and had to jumper it again, same thing when I left to go home.
I saw on one thread the guy had discovered a weak ground to be the culprit so I'll check that out today.
Are there other common reasons this could be happening?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
The dome lights seemed a bit weak so I thought maybe the battery had gone dead (new battery). The Ranger has an almost new battery so I swapped them but it did the same.
I came back in and searched the forums but found no clues but eventually realized a couple had mentioned starting it with a jumper to the relay, so I tried that and it fired right up.
After the family thing it started no problem and on the trip home stopped at Wmart and there it started ok also.
Last night I was going out and had to jumper it again, same thing when I left to go home.
I saw on one thread the guy had discovered a weak ground to be the culprit so I'll check that out today.
Are there other common reasons this could be happening?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions