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That's true Rusty. Sit in the set, drop the clutch pedal, check the gear shifter. All things you do without even thinking about it. But, that day I wasn't planning on driving the truck, just let it run for awhile. So I just reached in and pushed the start button. I never felt the truck try to...
Well.... I got some good advice from others here and I did need new batteries....
But it turned out to just be a bone head newbie mistake.... The truck had been setting in that spot for months. With the rain and mud it had pretty much attached itself to the ground.
So much so that I never...
OK guys. Rain finely stopped. Didn't have much time, but I did climb up to see if I could turn the engine over....
I really didn't see a way to get a breaker bar/socket on to turn the engine over. But by hand I could grab the fan and put tension on the belts..... With my hand around the middle...
rustystud...
Batteries both old (not holding a charge, even when disconnected) and new are group size 65. 850 cranking amps (1000cca). connected in series (24V).
Cleaned connections and cable ends when installing today.
Will check cables for chafing. Is there enough room to turn the engine...
Was thinking about trying to turn the engine over by hand. Can that be done from up top? Kinda muddy under the truck right now. How hard should it be to turn?
The truck has a flame heater..
Hydro lock may fit the bill. One other thing that may be a piece of the puzzle.... the first time it did...
Hey guys. Looking for a little trouble shooting help...
Truck crank/ran/shut off fine the last time it was ran. Only a couple weeks ago. Will try to go through what happened.
1. I connected the short jumper wire on the batteries ( I disconnect the batteries between runs)
2. Turned on...