beerhunter
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- Ford Ranger
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Apologies for coming to you again with problems...
My new speed sensor arrived today, with the missing bit that I need to have a working speedo. So after work I fitted it to the transfer box, and reconnected the speedo to the instrument cluster (along with the 2 big electrical connectors).
I also fitted a new front fog light bulb as one had blown. I mention all this because up til now, the truck has been fine at starting.
I then re-connected the battery, and went to start it. There was a weird electrical sound from around the glove box area - to my uneducated ear, it sounded like a relay going nuts. All the dash lights lit up as normal, but when I turn the key that final bit to crank it, all electrics died.
I disconnected the battery, checked the voltage (11 point something volts), reconnected it. No weird sound this time from the glove box area, but same result - everything lit up OK until that final turn of the key. Then... all dead electrics.
Ignition fuse looks OK. It was by then too dark to dig around behind the dash.
As mentioned, it's been fine at starting til now, and I don't see how any of the things I did tonight would/should kill the ignition, even if I had e.g. mangled the instrument cluster connectors (and it's a pretty tight squeeze to get my hands behind there).
Any thoughts? Could it be coincidence that the starter relay died tonight, and would that cause my symptoms? Would a FUBAR'd ECU make a noise in its dying moments?
Many thanks. Currently pretty gutted as I was hoping to get it tested and on the road this weekend...
P.s. On reflection, the weird noise was maybe more of a buzz than a click, but it was over fairly quickly either way
My new speed sensor arrived today, with the missing bit that I need to have a working speedo. So after work I fitted it to the transfer box, and reconnected the speedo to the instrument cluster (along with the 2 big electrical connectors).
I also fitted a new front fog light bulb as one had blown. I mention all this because up til now, the truck has been fine at starting.
I then re-connected the battery, and went to start it. There was a weird electrical sound from around the glove box area - to my uneducated ear, it sounded like a relay going nuts. All the dash lights lit up as normal, but when I turn the key that final bit to crank it, all electrics died.
I disconnected the battery, checked the voltage (11 point something volts), reconnected it. No weird sound this time from the glove box area, but same result - everything lit up OK until that final turn of the key. Then... all dead electrics.
Ignition fuse looks OK. It was by then too dark to dig around behind the dash.
As mentioned, it's been fine at starting til now, and I don't see how any of the things I did tonight would/should kill the ignition, even if I had e.g. mangled the instrument cluster connectors (and it's a pretty tight squeeze to get my hands behind there).
Any thoughts? Could it be coincidence that the starter relay died tonight, and would that cause my symptoms? Would a FUBAR'd ECU make a noise in its dying moments?
Many thanks. Currently pretty gutted as I was hoping to get it tested and on the road this weekend...
P.s. On reflection, the weird noise was maybe more of a buzz than a click, but it was over fairly quickly either way
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