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This comes from my 2002 Ford Ranger. I presume it works, but I don't know for sure because I don't know how to remove the ...   Sun Mar 17th, 2019 05:33 pm

Just got back from the car parts store. The store's tester said the battery was shot and when they tried charging it, it read 8.4v ...   Wed Mar 13th, 2019 12:08 pm

Yeah, I figured taking it to the store is probably what I'll need to do. I thought I'd check in here first given how helpful ...   Tue Mar 12th, 2019 01:24 pm

So, I set aside working on the Ranger for a while and kept both battery cables attached to the battery and haven't run the truck ...   Tue Mar 12th, 2019 11:48 am

Update: Yesterday I had some free time, so I started working on the Ford Ranger. I removed both sets of battery cables, but when I removed ...   Thu Sep 13th, 2018 08:47 pm

410customs wrote: Do you have a voltage meter? I suspect a bad alternator here and possibly some bad battery cables/terminals/ground Yeah, I'm getting the impression it's the battery, ...   Sun Sep 2nd, 2018 01:11 pm

I was charging the battery while it was hooked up in the truck. If checking the cables and connections doesn't help, I'll try charging it ...   Sat Sep 1st, 2018 05:28 pm

Makes sense, thank you for your advice. ...   Sat Sep 1st, 2018 02:07 pm

JAMMAN, so it sounds like you're saying the battery could be ok, but perhaps it's the wiring or something similar? I will remove the cables and ...   Sat Sep 1st, 2018 12:31 pm

Update: I used my CTEK Multi US 3300 charger and when I hooked everything up, it said the battery was charging (no surprise there). About ...   Sat Sep 1st, 2018 11:47 am

I'll take a look at the harness and purchase the following CTEK charger: CTEK (56-158 MULTI US 3300 12 Volt Fully Automatic 4 Step Battery Charger I'll ...   Sat Aug 25th, 2018 05:00 pm

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I didn't leave a open door and there wasn't a light on or anything when I parked the truck ...   Sat Aug 25th, 2018 10:26 am

So I just tried starting the truck again and no dice. What's weird is that when I removed the key, the truck acted as if ...   Wed Aug 22nd, 2018 04:46 pm

I've jumped vehicles before without waiting more than a few moments (the time it takes to walk from the batteries and start the car with ...   Wed Aug 22nd, 2018 08:10 am

Update: I got it to start! So I took the battery to my local auto parts store. They said the battery was dead, but it was ...   Tue Aug 21st, 2018 11:37 pm

Thanks for the additional suggestions. I will reexamine the battery and clean the terminals (they are a bit corroded). I will also get it checked ...   Tue Aug 21st, 2018 07:51 am

I'll give the hammer tap a try. Thank you all for the suggestions! I'll report back when I have any new information. I had a feeling ...   Mon Aug 20th, 2018 10:26 pm

I hear a very rapid set of clicks, which is more like a buzzing sound. The best way to describe it is to liken it ...   Mon Aug 20th, 2018 09:21 pm

As far as I can tell, the engine is not turning the motor when I try to start the truck. And yes, the Check Engine light ...   Mon Aug 20th, 2018 09:13 pm

I have a 2002 Ford Ranger. I bought it secondhand with a bunch of miles on it (214,000 or so). It had this issue when ...   Mon Aug 20th, 2018 07:24 pm