96firephoenix
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- 2002 Ford Explorer XLT
Sooo... I got my engine replacement all buttoned up, and was ready to do the break-in dry motoring on the engine so that the oil pump is primed - crank with the sparkplugs unplugged from the ignition module for a couple minutes.
Trouble is, no crank. Turn the key, and the relays in the dash click up just fine, but no action in the under-hood relays, even on a jumpstart.
The dash is also acting strangely.
Trouble is, no crank. Turn the key, and the relays in the dash click up just fine, but no action in the under-hood relays, even on a jumpstart.
The dash is also acting strangely.
- First off, my odometer is reading all blank lines. It had around 130K on it, but it now reads "------.-"
- The Check Gages, Service Engine, ABS, Door Ajar, and Airbag lights stay on after the initial christmas tree dies off. And then after I turn the ignition off and remove the key. Only thing that brought it down last night was unhooking the battery.
- ABS, Door Ajar and Airbag were on for unrelated faults before the engine, so I'm not worried about that aspect.
- The radio did not come on when I turned the ignition to On. it was delayed about 20 seconds.
- the car sat for over a year with the battery unhooked.
- I'd had the battery on a trickle charge for 36 hours before putting it back in
- I am not 100% certain that I tightened the bolts that secure the PCM connectors, but I know I put them in the slot.
- I added an electric fan conversion kit while I was in there. The instructions asked for a tap off of an ignition-switched power source. I went into the power distribution box looking for unused switched power, and tapped the blade in box #31, since it looked to be switched on the wiring diagrams but I'll admit I'm not 100% certain.
- I have unhooked the battery again to prevent parasitic drain and reduce risk of damage.
- First steps that I'm going to do: Check the connections, take the battery to get tested, remove the tap on fuse slot #31and try to crank the engine.
- I'm interested if anyone has thoughts of next steps if I'm still at a no-crank scenario after those steps.
