Starting problem!!!

cliffordbigred · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 01:13 PM

Hey guys my truck turns over alot before starting and it has just started now thats it getting cold. If anyone has any ideas let me know. and also when i turn the key over it will make a buzz sound it did this when my batteries where going out so i put new ones in. and it stoped but now its back what is it? my truck is a 99 xlt.

**CHenry** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffordbigred

Hey guys my truck turns over alot before starting and it has just started now thats it getting cold. If anyone has any ideas let me know. and also when i turn the key over it will make a buzz sound it did this when my batteries where going out so i put new ones in. and it stoped but now its back what is it? my truck is a 99 xlt.

Have your batteries tested. Then i would test the glow plug relay. That seems to be a common cold start issue people see.

cliffordbigred · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 01:44 PM

How do i test the golw plug relay?

**mschn99** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 04:50 PM

http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=216

Here is the 7.3 section of our tech files. Clay is right, i would definately test the glow plug relay. Info on testing along with other problems can be found in the link above

cliffordbigred · #5 (**permalink**) 11-03-2006, 08:03 PM

so does the buzz when i turn the key over mean i have low batt?

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