v6engine Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 After a day idling, I decided to take the truck for errands this morning. Cranked the truck and... nothing. Tried several time again still nothing. No panic. I checked all fuses and all are fine. Tried to crank and still nothing. I disconnect the fuel pump hose and verified fuel was being pumped. Put it back in place. I checked the distributor for sparks when I crank. It looks good. I see sparks I checked the ECU and looked for code malfunction. ECU flashed code 55. I'm reading the service manual for possible hint for what's going on but nothing I can pin point as a culprit. This problem seems tough for me to solve despite being familiar with this truck. Any ideas as to what I should look for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkestskydiver Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 my 92 did something close to this a little while ago. for me it ended up being a loose connection on one of the plugs right off the battery. also to rule out spark as the culprit. spray some starter fluid in the intake and see if you get a sputter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6engine Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 Came back from work, gave it a try and still nothing. Now the battery is going low. I'm giving it a rest, recharge my battery overnight and try to find a solution in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlFairweather Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 If you have any after market off road lights connected to the battery take them off and try to start it. Mine wouldn't start, I took my lights off the battery and it worked fine. It must have been interfering with it somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 have u chequed the starter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6engine Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 It was all the battery. It's running now with an other battery. It won't start with the original battery. the autozone guys says It tested bad had some shorted cells in it. It's kind of quick for a battery that's barely a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Depends on the battery, cheapies ain't meant to be 7 years of abuse batterys. Heck don't optimas only have like a 3 year warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6engine Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 It's an Autocraft Titanium battery. I should have had a solid 5 years with this thing. It was not a cheapy made in China kind of thing. It was a fairly pricey $87 battery. The life is too darn short and I don't think I have the receipt anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6engine Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 It's an Autocraft Titanium battery. I should have had a solid 5 years with this thing. It was not a cheapy made in China kind of thing. It was a fairly pricey $87 battery. The life is too darn short and I don't think I have the receipt anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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