When I tryed to crank it the engine lights and gauges went haywire. The starter is making that clicking noise, but there is no ignition. Battery, alternator, starter or electrical?
2006-10-21 08:11:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Change the battery.
2006-10-21 08:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by Λиδѓεy™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be all of what you mentioned. Start by recharging the battery and do a load test on it. It should hold at leat 10volts when you crank the engine. If you recharge the battery and you have a no crank, check the cables, are they clean and tight? All the way down to the starter and engine ground? Try tapping on the starter with a small hammer and turn the key. If it works, then the bendix on your starter is bad and you need to replace the starter. Once the engine starts, put a volt meter on the battery, it should read 14 volts. Put the lights on, wipers, defrosters, all the electrical. It should maintain the 14volts. If not you may have a bad alternator. If you can not do any of these tests, try jumpstarting the battery and take it to a local garage for the electrical systems check. They will know in a matter of minutes if you have a bad battery, alternator or starter.
good luck..........
2006-10-21 08:23:35 · answer #2 · answered by mailbox1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battery or starter,don't worry about the guages,they do that and will function properly when you get to the bottom of the problem
2006-10-22 00:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by want2wild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the ground cable between the frame and the block is good.
2006-10-21 11:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battery or battery connections
2006-10-21 08:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your starter is out dude tap on it while your old lady is starting it up.
2006-10-21 08:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by Stoner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try boosting it to start first, then ask questions if you fail to start it.
2006-10-21 08:16:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Ford-fixed or repaired daily-found on road dead- what do you expect?
2006-10-21 08:21:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋