AboutChris Expertise I can answer most electrical questions, I specialize in powertrain diagnostics and repair. You can ask me any thing about any Ford or mazda vehicles(excluding diesel).
Experience Dealership training- Canadian licensed technician with interprovincial standards.
Education/Credentials Licensed technincian with interprovincial standard. Certified drive clean inspector and repair technician.
Awards and Honors Honor student in 5 year appreticeship in automotive service technoligy
Question QUESTION: a few months ago i had a starting problem on my 1998 ford expedition 5.4 liter. we would hear a click when we tried to start it. so i would charge the battery with the bettery charger but the bettery was still good so i just jumped it and it started. we changed the positive wire to the starter (battery wire) we had the stator rebuilt twice, and we changed the battery to a much better one cause a guy said if you got a cheap battery it will mess up the stator. so now we had a new stator, cables and duralast battery and alternator. the car starts now but the battery is draining. we keep starting it and it reads out 14.4 on the tester. so we waited to next day and the battery read 12.0 flat/low this battery/aternator tester. the only thing i know is wrong with the car is that we have (on passenger side) sidemarker light fell off and maybe the harness might get shorted out or something.. please if you can help it will be a real good help cause i got nothing!!!
ANSWER: hey there, there is one other quick test that i notice you hav not listed, you have to check the amperage that the altenator is putting out, you should be between 20- 30 amps at idle with no accesories turned on. do this and get back to me good luck
Chris
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QUESTION: How would I do that?
All parts brought so far: alternator, starter (2), starter relay, battery positive
wire, ignition switch, battery. I've installed all of those parts and I brought a
neutral safety switch but did not install it. Do you need a special plug to take
it off because I took the two screws off the neutral safety switch and I tried
taking it off but it's stuck. Any help will be much appreciated because now I
have no clue beside the neutral safety switch. I still hears click noise when I
try to start. Thanks
Answer some times the switch will seize onto the side of the transmission. it will take a bit of patience and lots of penetrating oil to get it unseized of the shaft going inside. but if this switch was faulty then you would not get a click at all.if you try jumping the startor or the relay will it start then?? try that and get back to me.
