Tate Myrick
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Okay...I am in San Antonio and I have not found many four wheeling trails (haven't had time to look I guess) and my transfer case is not working. Okay I have been planning to fix that later, but I have now come to a mandatory repair. I have not been giving my Explorer much TLC, and I have ignored an electrical problem. About a year ago I badly mangled the battery clamps and so I clipped the wires and added new clamps. This worked for a while, but about three months ago my problem began. I would get into my Explorer and turn the key...no lights. I quickly found a fix for the problem, but in reality it was not a fix.
I opened the hood and jiggled the wires on both posts. Many times this restored power and I could crank it. Tonight, this was not the case. I jiggled and jiggled and finally power was restored. I tried to crank it, but there was no turn over. My starter wire (the wire near the battery that might lead to a relay; I do not know the wiring diagram) had previously melted on the air intake and I cut it and resoldered it.
I took this soldered wire and hit it to the battery. I have previously done this successfully, but not tonight. Tonight I heard the pop of a circuit breaker or fuse. I did not think I had popped either one so I continued to jiggle the wires. After some time power again came back. Again I tried the wire with the same result. Needless to say, the third time I did not use the wire.
When the power actually came back the third time, I had my friend try to start it. Again I heard the pop. It was the same reaction that I had before. We did not have adequate light to work on it, so it is now sitting...powerless.
Has anyone had similar problems. I plan to replace the battery and starter cables and I hope that this will be enough. Any input is appreciated.
I opened the hood and jiggled the wires on both posts. Many times this restored power and I could crank it. Tonight, this was not the case. I jiggled and jiggled and finally power was restored. I tried to crank it, but there was no turn over. My starter wire (the wire near the battery that might lead to a relay; I do not know the wiring diagram) had previously melted on the air intake and I cut it and resoldered it.
I took this soldered wire and hit it to the battery. I have previously done this successfully, but not tonight. Tonight I heard the pop of a circuit breaker or fuse. I did not think I had popped either one so I continued to jiggle the wires. After some time power again came back. Again I tried the wire with the same result. Needless to say, the third time I did not use the wire.
When the power actually came back the third time, I had my friend try to start it. Again I heard the pop. It was the same reaction that I had before. We did not have adequate light to work on it, so it is now sitting...powerless.
Has anyone had similar problems. I plan to replace the battery and starter cables and I hope that this will be enough. Any input is appreciated.
