[DMartin]

I have a 2003 350 Rancher, manual transmission that has been sitting a while. I charged the battery and it started immediately. I tried it a couple of more times and then heard a spark like crack and it would not start anymore. The Neutral light will not come on anymore when I turn the key on, but the unit will start when I pull manually, although all of the lights blink.

Is this a battery problem or can someone please help?

Thanks

 

[Pain]

Hard to say, but you can test it with a voltmeter and see what it shows. It should show around 12-13v without load, and no less than 11.5v under load. Anything less than that, the battery is shot.

 

[Redfish]

Hard to say, but you can test it with a voltmeter and see what it shows. It should show around 12-13v without load, and no less than 11.5v under load. Anything less than that, the battery is shot.

gotta love the chris farley animation

 

[Helmut]

I have a 2003 350 Rancher, manual transmission that has been sitting a while. I charged the battery and it started immediately. I tried it a couple of more times and then heard a spark like crack and it would not start anymore. The Neutral light will not come on anymore when I turn the key on, but the unit will start when I pull manually, although all of the lights blink.

Is this a battery problem or can someone please help?

Thanks

I agree with Pain, check your battery. Also, check the battery cable connections to make sure they're clean and tight, because sometimes when you get a pop or crack like you're describing and then you loose power, you have a bad connection somewhere, usually at the battery terminals. I would take them off and clean them, because sometimes it's hard to tell if they're corroded or not, by just looking at them.

 

[DMartin]

Thanks

Well, checked the battery and it read about 5 Volts. Sounds like that is the issue. Thanks for your help.

 

[Helmut]

Well, checked the battery and it read about 5 Volts. Sounds like that is the issue. Thanks for your help.

Yep, sounds like that's the problem.