neinnein_nein
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- Joined
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- Location
- new york
- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Make / Model
- ford ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- soon-to-fire up 2.3 turbo lima
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- 3!!
I think this will make sense to some of you guys who know more about electricity, it doesn’t to me although I just spent a whole day trying:
Engine off, fully charged battery with clean terminals reads 12.7v, kc hilites and headlights work.
if I turn ignition key to run or crank, it doesn’t crank and the voltage from - battery terminal to batt + side of starter relay drops to 6 or 7volts, after which nothing works, no lights nothing. Once I unscrew the + terminal of starter relay, move the wires out, put them back and retighten, I’m back to square one where all lights work.
If I turn the key again, same drop and nothing works until I unplug battery and + terminal and do it again.
that’s 5 volts coming back against the 12 because of a short somewhere right?
there’s a short somewhere that is triggered when in start or run, does that make sense?
Everything was working before I put fuel pump in. Disconnected and checked everything I did, the problem is there in all configurations..
Engine off, fully charged battery with clean terminals reads 12.7v, kc hilites and headlights work.
if I turn ignition key to run or crank, it doesn’t crank and the voltage from - battery terminal to batt + side of starter relay drops to 6 or 7volts, after which nothing works, no lights nothing. Once I unscrew the + terminal of starter relay, move the wires out, put them back and retighten, I’m back to square one where all lights work.
If I turn the key again, same drop and nothing works until I unplug battery and + terminal and do it again.
that’s 5 volts coming back against the 12 because of a short somewhere right?
there’s a short somewhere that is triggered when in start or run, does that make sense?
Everything was working before I put fuel pump in. Disconnected and checked everything I did, the problem is there in all configurations..