[SEL] O.T. Ford 2000 Expedition want Start

Ben Hall kd5byb at earthlink.net
Fri Oct 1 04:11:14 PDT 2004


Your battery has failed.

My ranger did the same thing.  Hood light was bright, nothing else 
worked.  The machine gun sound is the starter relay trying to pull in 
but failing.

Replace the battery and all should be well.

Ltr,
B

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:56pm, paulmaples at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Hello Bob,
>
> I just went out and put a battery charger on the Expedition and now 
> everything lights up and the horn blows but when I try and start it, it 
> sounds like a machine gun going off and it will not turn over. Maybe I 
> need to leave the charger on longer.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Jacobs" <Carrowor at comcast.net>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] O.T. Ford 2000 Expedition want Start
>
>
> Hey Paul,
>
> There are what's called "fuseable links" built into the wiring harness 
> which
> are renowned to be susceptible to corrosion and separation.
>
> Start following the heavy wires specially to and from the starter 
> solenoid.
>
>
>
> Bob
> Some people call me Sweet Ole' Bob,
> others just use the initials!
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: The SEL email discussion list
> Date: 09/30/04 20:55:46
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: [SEL] O.T. Ford 2000 Expedition want Start
>
> My wife drove our 2000 Expedition up in the driveway this afternoon 
> after
> picking up the kids, she went to put it in the garage a little while 
> ago and
> it will not do anything. Nothing lights up on the instrument panel, 
> horn
> will not blow, no overhead ceiling lights, no clicking, nothing. I 
> raise the
> hood and the hood light is burning brightly so there should at least be
> enough current to light the interior overhead lights. Is there some 
> kind of
> safety switch or kill switch on these vehicles that may have it locked 
> out?
>
> Paul
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