cold no start fix

[redexplr]

Hey everyone, I've had my explorer outside all winter untill a week ago when i got back home (Alaska) from hawaii. The truck has sat outside below freezing temps for several months and it started right up first crank!! But after a warm day or two ice started melting a little and then it went below zero for a couple days and all the sudden if wouldnt start. I just wanted to share what happened in case someone ever has the same problem. ....
I'd turn the key and all I'd get was a huge click click sound. The starter wasn't even turning, and after lots of electrical trouble shooting, I decided to just make up my own test. I took a hair dryer out to the drive way and blew hot air over the starter relay for about 5minutes, and wholla!! Started on the first try! SO for those of you in the colder areas like me, remember that if your truck ever does the same thing! By the way anyone in Alaska, I'm deciding to sell my truck agian, maybe this time I won't change my mind! Contact me if you are interested

 

[Rick Wojahn]

Just for good measure you might try undoing the connections at the battery and starter relay and give them a good cleaning. After sitting so long any corrosion that, even minute, builds up will absorb moisture and degrade the connectivity at the battery posts and relay connection. Pretty straight forward and cheap fix!!

 

[redexplr]

Thanks for the advice. Everything seems to work fine now. The connections were pretty much good, though just for good measure went through and checked all of them.

 

[snowburns]

hey, do you have any pictures of it?

anchorage isn't that big so i've probably seen it around, lol.

 

[redexplr]

I don't have any photo posting sites to use in order to post a pic here, but if you pm me and give me your email I could email you a picture. Are you possibly interested in buying another explorer? I leave saturday Jan 10th so after that I'm just putting it in storage again. I don't have time to put it up for sale other than in this forum. PM me if you are interested.