balaso
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- 2004 XLT. 4.0 Eng.Vin "K"
Hello all. Thank you for taking the time to read this. As evident by the topic, I am having a problem starting my explorer.
2004 XLT
4.0 Eng. VIN "K"
Past Issues:
A few times in the past (2 or 3?) the vehicle died while driving. It seemed to happen at random times, and other times I would go out to start it and it would just crank without starting. Both of these problems were rare and have not occurred in nearly 5 months or so.
New Problem:
I parked the vehicle at home the other day, and forgot the radio and was running and the door was open. I was busy moving and got distracted. My wife found it that way later and turned off the key. I went out later and could not get the vehicle to even crank. I noticed the battery was real low, so I tried jump starting it, but still could not get it to crank. Thinking the battery may have given up the ghost, I installed a very good one from one of my other vehicles. It had better cranking amps than the original.
I tried starting, but still had the same problem. I could turn the key, all lights came on, cluster and interior, but did not even try to crank. With key on, I shorted the starter solenoid terminals and could hear it spin (freely?). I checked all fuses, cab and engine bay. Since I knew the blower worked, I tried swapping out its relay with the starter and ignition relays that were the same part number. I also did an inspection on the wiring in the engine bay, and checked all connectors. I opened the steering column up and checked the wiring for the PATS transceiver and other wiring in there. I looked on the dash where I believe the anti-theft light should be, and if it's working, I could not tell. No blink that I could discern. I had my wife try starting it while I tapped the starter, but no avail.
I am at a real loss here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post, but i wanted to get as much detail in as I could.
-B
2004 XLT
4.0 Eng. VIN "K"
Past Issues:
A few times in the past (2 or 3?) the vehicle died while driving. It seemed to happen at random times, and other times I would go out to start it and it would just crank without starting. Both of these problems were rare and have not occurred in nearly 5 months or so.
New Problem:
I parked the vehicle at home the other day, and forgot the radio and was running and the door was open. I was busy moving and got distracted. My wife found it that way later and turned off the key. I went out later and could not get the vehicle to even crank. I noticed the battery was real low, so I tried jump starting it, but still could not get it to crank. Thinking the battery may have given up the ghost, I installed a very good one from one of my other vehicles. It had better cranking amps than the original.
I tried starting, but still had the same problem. I could turn the key, all lights came on, cluster and interior, but did not even try to crank. With key on, I shorted the starter solenoid terminals and could hear it spin (freely?). I checked all fuses, cab and engine bay. Since I knew the blower worked, I tried swapping out its relay with the starter and ignition relays that were the same part number. I also did an inspection on the wiring in the engine bay, and checked all connectors. I opened the steering column up and checked the wiring for the PATS transceiver and other wiring in there. I looked on the dash where I believe the anti-theft light should be, and if it's working, I could not tell. No blink that I could discern. I had my wife try starting it while I tapped the starter, but no avail.
I am at a real loss here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post, but i wanted to get as much detail in as I could.
-B
