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General Sport Trac Discussion
No Crank in this cold weather
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<blockquote data-quote="DILLARD000" data-source="post: 1040115" data-attributes="member: 74901"><p>When temps start dropping below zero, machines & their parts start doing strange things.</p><p>Guessing a starter connection\relay has become loose with age & shrinks enough in cold to go open circuit.</p><p>I'd start in the fuse\relay box under the hood, pulling & replugging each relay & fuse one a time.</p><p>Clean & tightened connections were possible.</p><p>If you don't have luxury of a warm garage to park in at night,</p><p>an OnBoardBatteryCharger &\or BlockHeater plugged into an outlet, will help in subzero weather.</p><p>A WorkLamp\75wBulb left on under the hood is a ShadeTree\RedNeck version of a BlockHeater,</p><p>just keep it away from anything plastic\rubber\flammable.</p><p>Keep a can of starter fluid handy to spray into the intake air accordian tube for such cold mornings.</p><p>Be aware field mice love to make a nest in a warm engine & chew on various things in the fall+winter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DILLARD000, post: 1040115, member: 74901"] When temps start dropping below zero, machines & their parts start doing strange things. Guessing a starter connection\relay has become loose with age & shrinks enough in cold to go open circuit. I'd start in the fuse\relay box under the hood, pulling & replugging each relay & fuse one a time. Clean & tightened connections were possible. If you don't have luxury of a warm garage to park in at night, an OnBoardBatteryCharger &\or BlockHeater plugged into an outlet, will help in subzero weather. A WorkLamp\75wBulb left on under the hood is a ShadeTree\RedNeck version of a BlockHeater, just keep it away from anything plastic\rubber\flammable. Keep a can of starter fluid handy to spray into the intake air accordian tube for such cold mornings. Be aware field mice love to make a nest in a warm engine & chew on various things in the fall+winter. [/QUOTE]
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No Crank in this cold weather
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