Need Help

[Matt C]

Not my truck, don't actually own a ford. But I do have two chevy's, a 6.2 and 6.5TD and am a member on the partner site the "Diesel Place". Working on a 2001 F-250. Wouldn't start last night when he went to leave work. Had it towed, put the battery charger on it this morning for a while as the guy must have cranked it long enough to drain them. After about 30 min charging the thing fired right up and never missed a beat. Checked the glow plug relay as it was 35 deg outside when I tried it and inside it is 60. Glows are all getting power and working. He wants to leave on vacation with it and kinda afraid it will happen again.

 

[Tbar]

How old are the batteries??? If they are not up to snuff the engine will sound like it is cranking over fine but the pcm does not have the proper voltage to start the truck.

Pull them out and go get them load tested. If one is bad.............replace both. Always replace them in pairs.


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[Matt C]

I work in a shop and we have a battery tester that shows voltage and CCA. Passenger side shows over 800CCA, rated for 750. The drivers side showed about 680CCA. They apear to be original.

 

[Matt C]

I pulled the codes and got a P0340 so I ordered a cam sensor. Hope this takes care of it.