Well I just redid my plenum, I drove it for a day. It worked great. But now I have a issue I'm not sure about. This morning I got in my truck and I when I turned the key, she kicked a bit and then dead. Nothing. The dome lights were really dim, and the more I messed with the key the more they flickered. Sometimes they would be bring like Normal, sometimes they would be dim. I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet cause I had to get to school this morning. I had to jump it. When I got to school, I shut it off and tried it again, and I still have nothing at all. Not even enough for the power locks to work. Kinda like really bad battery connection, but those are tight and not dirty. The top coolant hose popped off yesterday morning when I was leaving cause I forgot to tighten it, and coolant got all over the battery and that area, but I'm not sure if that would cause a problem.

Ill look st it after I get out, but I'm leaving town with it Friday so I really need it to be reliable. Thanks.

 

Recheck battery connections, also, check the ground connections by the power steering pump.

 

Would the ground strap on the top of the alternator cause a issue or not? I remember awhile back I ruined that loop and just stripped the wires down and smashed them between the nut. It hasn't cause a problem, until just now since I had to undo it for the plenum. i don't think it should cause a issue but like I said I haven't had a chance to check on anything.

 

Probably not..... I think that is just the ground for the alternator electronics, why it is such a substantial wire is beyond me.

 

So I cleaned the battery terminals and ran fine. I got home, and headed back out to go to the driveshaft shop. It ran fine. I went back out to leave, and it would not turn over. I made sure the battery terminals were clean and still all would do is click like crazy, as if the battery was low. So the guys there pulled out a battery charger/starter, and they cranked it up. Me knowing better should have not even asked for a jump cause the battery was fine. But anyway, that thing was cranked way too high with a fully charged battery In The first place. still didn't do anything. I went out and bought a starter, put in in, same issue. I kinda played with the fusable link(S) or that section of wire that come out right at the positive battery terminal and then she finally cranks. She cranked for a good 10-15 seconds before it fired and ran.

I drove home, but didn't notice till I was on the highway, my oil pressure was spiked at 60, where it's normally 40, and I was getting a bouncy tach, like it was losing signal, but i didn't feel the truck stalling. After about 5 minutes after I noticed that, oil pressure returned to the normal range, and the tach no longer acts up. I got home. Shut it off, and tried to restart, same thing, constant clicking. Played with the same fusable link or section of wire, and fired again, but took another 10 sec to fire. Then every time I tried to start after it started up as usual. Took it on a drive and drove the **** out of her, no signs of problems, no more extended crank.

What would be the linkey cause of the stater clicking from these situations would you say? I'm thinking maybe that fusable link? Is it for the starter in any way?

What damage do you think has been done beaches of the battery charger? It was on medium for about 5 minutes, and then on super for about 3 in total. No problems after the situations on the highway. When it runs it runs smooth and fine. What damage could have been done? Sensors toast? Crank sensor toast? Or possibly pcm damage? I'm overall pissed that I did this. Completely my fault, and I knew better. Kinda wanna get some ideas on what it could have done. The 5.9 gas manual pcm are hard enough to find on their own, and I just hope to God I didn't fry this one.

 

Low voltage to energize the solenoid.

Try cleaning the entire circuit from the battery, down to the starter motor, also, swap the starter relay, with the horn relay.

 

Tried swapping relays already no help. And when you mean circuit, all physical connections?

what do you think about those fusable links? I know they go bad, but could that be One of the problems or not?

 

I don't know if there are any fusible links..... But, yes, anywhere a cable has a connector on it, take it apart, and clean it.

I have also seen cables fail internally.... looks fine from the outside, and if you twist it just right, everything works.... but, in reality, the cable is burnt internally.

 

I'll check that out then tomorrow after work. What do you think about the gauges and possibly frying something? I mean, they work like normal now, I just don't want to be on the side of the road with a bad crank sensor cause it fails, or worse the pcm. You think it's gonna be ok or what tests could I do to possibly verify?

 

Anything is possible, but, the fact that sometimes it drives perfectly fine suggests that it is just a connection issue somewhere.