This 1993 Ford Explorer came in with the complaint that the battery goes dead and both the battery and the alternator have been replaced. Believe it or not this is how it came in. I wonder what could be the problem? Maybe some faulty cable connections? Well this is strange the battery terminal on the … Continue reading “1993 Ford Explorer, Battery Goes Dead”
This 1999 Ford F150 came in with the SES light on and a code P0455 stored for a gross evap leak. I checked the obvious things like a loose or missing gas cap, okay. I also inspected the evap hoses and found no problems. I did a little bit of reading and found that I … Continue reading “1999 Ford F150, P0455, Gross Evap Leak”
This 2002 Ford F250 came in with the complaint that the turn signals did not work at the trailer pigtail connector. The turns signals on the truck worked okay. Well after examining a wiring diagram I found that fuse number 6 in the interior fuse box supplies power to the right and left, trailer tow … Continue reading “2002 Ford F250, No Trailer Turn Signals”
This 1989 Ford Crown Victoria came in with a no charge condition and a customer that refused to listen. He came in a couple of days earlier and stated that he had replaced the alternator and the voltage regulator and the charge light was still on. I explained to him that he more than likely … Continue reading “1989 Ford Crown Victoria, No Charge Condition, Alternator Wiring”
This 1997 Jeep Wrangler came in with the complaint that the engine would buck, jerk and sometimes stall while driving down the road. The customer also stated that it seemed to happen more on rougher roads. I checked codes and found no codes stored. I also found that the codes had recently been cleared. Time … Continue reading “1997 Jeep Wrangler, Bucks,Cuts Off, Stalls”
This 1988 Chevrolet C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the stoplights or brake lights do not work. The customer had already replaced the stoplight switch, bulbs and fuse. Why he replaced all of that and did not bother checking anything I do not know?? I did check the fuse and it was okay. … Continue reading “1988 Chevrolet C1500 Pickup No Brake, Stop Lights”
This 2003 Ford Expedition came in with the complaint that the alternator had been replaced twice and the charge light light indicator was still coming on. The shop that had installed the alternators had called in desperation as their customer was becoming quite upset. They also stated that the light may stay out all day … Continue reading “2003 Ford Expedition, Charge Light On, P0620”
This 1995 Ford F150 pickup came in with the complaint that the idle was very high. The customer stated that the original problem was that the idle was too low and the engine would stall. His neighbor was familiar with Fords and had replaced the IAC valve and now it idles very high. They had … Continue reading “1995 F150 , High Idle – Code 121”
This 1997 Cadillac Deville came in with the complaint that the idle speed would sometimes be okay but most of the time as the engine warmed up it would get progressively higher and higher until the engine would run at about 3000 rpms on its own with no throttle input. The following picture shows the … Continue reading “1997 Cadillac Deville, Erratic / High Idle, Code P0507”
This 2003 Cadillac STS came in with battery issues and this is what I found under the back seat where the battery is located. That is a lot of corrosion from a leaking battery. A battery needs to be looked at on a semi regular basis and inspected for corrosion, loose connections, loose mounts and … Continue reading “2003 Cadillac STS Battery Tray Corrosion”