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Hello all! I am 1500 miles into a 2400 mile drive in my 2003 Ranger FX4 level 2 with manual transmission and manual transfer case. It has all gone well except for 2 weird issues that have me stumped.
1- Yesterday after about 600 miles I made my final fuel stop. I needed to make a sharp right hand u-turn to get into the pump. in doing so the truck stalled. I am truly not sure if I stalled it or if it died but when I tried to restart it was dead. No dash lights, no buzzing, no starter not even a click. I popped the hood, pulled and replaced the negative battery cable and everything was better. Drove another hundred miles yesterday and most of the day today with no issues.
2- Today after about 6 hours of driving I again pulled in to a gas station. Checked fluids, filled up and got on my way. The car stuttered a bit pulling out of the station, then again, a few minutes later on the onramp and again when I reached speed (80mph). I pulled off the next exit, looked everything over and it all looked good. I checked the negative battery cable and it too looked ok ( in all fairness it is on but can be removed with no tools), I started driving again and drobe another 7 hours without issue.
Just wondering if the slightly loose negative cable could cause these issues and what else may be the culprit.
Background on truck, It has 146k total miles. I replaced the motor a few years ago with a low mileage replacement. The engine currently has about 40K miles. In the 2 weeks before the trip we have replaced the following
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
all front end components ( control arms, ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar links and bushinfs, hubs)
all new brakes
New IAC
Of course all fluids have been changed
son also put on some cosmetic items (Led tail lights and 3rd brake lights
1- Yesterday after about 600 miles I made my final fuel stop. I needed to make a sharp right hand u-turn to get into the pump. in doing so the truck stalled. I am truly not sure if I stalled it or if it died but when I tried to restart it was dead. No dash lights, no buzzing, no starter not even a click. I popped the hood, pulled and replaced the negative battery cable and everything was better. Drove another hundred miles yesterday and most of the day today with no issues.
2- Today after about 6 hours of driving I again pulled in to a gas station. Checked fluids, filled up and got on my way. The car stuttered a bit pulling out of the station, then again, a few minutes later on the onramp and again when I reached speed (80mph). I pulled off the next exit, looked everything over and it all looked good. I checked the negative battery cable and it too looked ok ( in all fairness it is on but can be removed with no tools), I started driving again and drobe another 7 hours without issue.
Just wondering if the slightly loose negative cable could cause these issues and what else may be the culprit.
Background on truck, It has 146k total miles. I replaced the motor a few years ago with a low mileage replacement. The engine currently has about 40K miles. In the 2 weeks before the trip we have replaced the following
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
all front end components ( control arms, ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar links and bushinfs, hubs)
all new brakes
New IAC
Of course all fluids have been changed
son also put on some cosmetic items (Led tail lights and 3rd brake lights
