Help truck losing electrical power & wont start

[93beater]

My 1993 Ranger will sometimes (completely randomly) act like it has a dead battery, and wont start (try's but cant) I need mah ranger for school so if anyone has ideas to stop the game of Russian roulette my truck has started it would be appreciated!!!!!!!

 

[Spott]

Have you thoroughly checked your battery cables and major grounds? Including the wire/strap part, all the way from end to end, as well as that the connectors/bolts are clean and tight?

 

[97RangerXLT]

Spott is spot on with his advice. You have all the symptoms of a bad or loose cable or ground

AJ

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[93beater]

I have checked every ground i can find, they all appear to be connected firmly, the strange part is, is that when i went to start it, I turned the key to the "on" position and waited about a second, when i first turned the key the dash indicator lights ( 4x4, check oil, etc, etc...) were dim and the door bell was real quiet, but after a second the lights got brighter and the bell got much more annoying...

 

[97RangerXLT]

Sounds like a bad cable. Check to see if there is any green ick on the connections. Chances are it is all up the cable under the insulation. Had this happen to a 1994 Olds and it did the same as your truck

AJ

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[Andy D]

Start by cleaning the battery terminals.

 

[enjr44]

Everyone is telling you the same thing. Believe them!!!! IT IS A CABLE OR CONNECTION!

And a battery cable can be bad on the inside, too. But, since the dash lights are dim too, I would guess it is the cable between the battery and starter relay. Or the grounds between the engine and the frame or the engine and the cab.

 

[willy]

Put new terminals and cables on

 

[jeremysdad]

True story: My truck did this one morning...try to turn key...*clunkdead....turnkeynopower...let sit 20 mins...repeat.

Spent 2 hours chasing fuses etc with a dmm...

Barely tightened clamp style aftermarket clamp-style terminals...

Vrrrrooooom...no more issues.