Electric problems

[Tmoody69]

97 explorer 4d 2wd Ok so I’m 16 I’ve got semi decent mechanical knowledge but mostly chevys n older so I’m not good with eletrical so I got this trucks year ago he said it needed a fuse for the fuel pump well I replaced it and the fuel pump and the fuel filters it refused to run right and it was fuel related bc if I put starter fluid in the intake it would crank well I fought for months trying to figure it out I got it to crank run and drive 3 times but when I shut it off it wouldn’t crank again well the last time I was working on it (9 months ago) it completely lost power even with the battery charged so I just started working on it putting it into acc I would have power as soon as I tryed to turn it over it would make a loud click and completely loose power if I wiggled the hot wire power would come back and the same thing would happen I kept messing with it and it turned over finally well I seen the terminal was cracked so I replaced it and now when I turn it over it looses power then when I stop it comes back I’m at a loss and close to giving up can y’all please help me out I’m trying to get it to crank then fix the fuel problem from previous and I did pull apart the top and pull injectors they all worked

 

[cober]

87 explorer?

 

[C420sailor]

Gotta ask bc in some parts of the country/world, ‘crank’ means to rotate the engine with the starter, and in others, ‘crank’ or ‘crank up’ means to start and run in a self-sustaining manner. The fact that you’re saying it would ‘crank’ with starter fluid makes me think it’s the latter.

Please define crank so we can help

 

[Tmoody69]

87 explorer?

Yes it’s a 87

 

[Tmoody69]

Gotta ask bc in some parts of the country/world, ‘crank’ means to rotate the engine with the starter, and in others, ‘crank’ or ‘crank up’ means to start and run in a self-sustaining manner. The fact that you’re saying it would ‘crank’ with starter fluid makes me think it’s the latter.

Please define crank so we can help

Ok it would run on starter fluid currently it won’t turn over

 

[cober]

Yes it’s a 87

dude, there's no Ford Explorer 87 in this dimension, maybe you from parallel universe?

 

[C420sailor]

97 maybe?

First, make sure the battery is fully charged. How old is the battery?

You replaced the cable terminals/clamps? How do the wires leading to them look—the actual copper. Corroded or clean?

On my 5.0, I had a loose battery terminal that would do weird **** like this. Turn the key to on, everything would light up. Try to start it? Click, everything goes dead for 10-15 minutes.

You need to start at the battery and work step by step toward the components. Also, check the negative cables and grounds

 

[Tmoody69]

Ok it would run on starter fluid currently it won’t turn

 

[Tmoody69]

97 maybe?

First, make sure the battery is fully charged. How old is the battery?

You replaced the cable terminals/clamps? How do the wires leading to them look—the actual copper. Corroded or clean?

On my 5.0, I had a loose battery terminal that would do weird **** like this. Turn the key to on, everything would light up. Try to start it? Click, everything goes dead for 10-15 minutes.

You need to start at the battery and work step by step toward the components. Also, check the negative cables and grounds

Ok so the exposed wire is good I put a 2 month old battery in same thing the terminal/clamp is brand new and tight on the post and wire

 

[Tmoody69]

dude, there's no Ford Explorer 87 in this dimension, maybe you from parallel universe?

Sorry I wasn’t paying attention I was frustrated from working on it I ment 97