Well the banging I heard I think was coming from the starter after finding a couple of the starter bolts missing. As far as running it I have tried to get it to run so I could try to get a code to pop if some kind and so far nothing, only thing the truck has had change is the battery light coming on when it first died and saying to check charge system. I have a couple warm days coming up this week I’m gonna try to figure a way to get it moved ti where I can work on it and start at the turbos and work my way down. Might be a hassle with the cab on but I have no way at all to remove the cab I could jack it up with jacks and wood but would rather to just take the core support out and try to just take my time with the cab on
Truck shut off and won’t start
Hey guys I’m new to the forum as far as posting but have been able to use the forum to find out how to fix my vehicle in the past, currently I am having zero luck trying to figure out what is going on. My truck is a. 2008 ford f350 6.4l I was on the way to work this morning everything was fine, about 10 miles from home my truck started making a light fluttering noise that sounded like plastic being blown in the wind figured no big deal I’d deal with it once I got to work shortly after that the noise got louder and I started hearing a squealing noise like either break squeal or belt squeal before having a battery light pop up on the dash and the truck shutting off, after pulling off the road I tried to start it back up and it says check charging system and cranks slow like it has dead batteries but by going off of what I have with me on the side of the road right now the batteries have good voltage i checked fuses thinking a ecm guess blew ( had this issue in the past and that was the culprit) but as far as I can tell no fuses are blown belt looks intact so could the alternator be shot causing all this to happen?
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So engine cranks over now with no odd noises ?
Using ForScan to check for codes ?
Using ForScan to check for codes ?
Itll crank but I think with how the starter is held in by one bolt the flywheel is shoving the starter out of the way as it starts to fire causing the banging noise.So engine cranks over now with no odd noises ?
Using ForScan to check for codes ?
As far as forscan goes no I am not using forscan, all I have is a little craftsman brand obd2 reader
Before you start tearing into the engine, I would replace the starter bolts and be sure the battery is charged
if the engine cranks over without making odd sounds, then it may be OK
Then get ForScan and the BAFX or OBDLink bluetooth -- a lot of these readers do not get all the codes on these trucks
if you are not seeing codes from the beginning - then may be a fuel supply problem, rather than electrical
these systems are pretty good at throwing a code if there is an electrical problem
if the engine cranks over without making odd sounds, then it may be OK
Then get ForScan and the BAFX or OBDLink bluetooth -- a lot of these readers do not get all the codes on these trucks
if you are not seeing codes from the beginning - then may be a fuel supply problem, rather than electrical
these systems are pretty good at throwing a code if there is an electrical problem
That is what I am planning on doing just haven’t been able to find the starter bolts locally yet and I’m hesitant on buying them online cause I have several other vehicles I have bought parts/hardware online for and it’s a hit or miss at best if they work correctly but I do have a video I am trying to upload of the truck running for a second till it shut off, just am not having any luck getting it to upload lol
post to youtube and then a link here
Just metric bolts -- I am not sure of the size, but should be able to get them locally
measure the depth of the hole, and get a bolt that goes most of the way in
You have one bolt as a sample, so should not be too difficult, I think
measure the depth of the hole, and get a bolt that goes most of the way in
You have one bolt as a sample, so should not be too difficult, I think
That’s what I figured and I have the thread size was gonna stop by a hardware store after work tomorrow and pick some up so I can get them replaced and to have a couple on hand as extrasJust metric bolts -- I am not sure of the size, but should be able to get them locally
measure the depth of the hole, and get a bolt that goes most of the way in
You have one bolt as a sample, so should not be too difficult, I think
I have been trying to do that but it keeps saying the link in not shareablepost to youtube and then a link here
If anyone wants to check out the video it is on my YouTube, channel name is joesweet8637
Chang the privacy settings on the vid
you just RT click on the vid and copy the link -- then paste the link here as text
or use the "insert link" button below and paste your vid link in the popup window
must have some text on the screen highlighted first for this to work -- like VID HERE
you just RT click on the vid and copy the link -- then paste the link here as text
or use the "insert link" button below and paste your vid link in the popup window
must have some text on the screen highlighted first for this to work -- like VID HERE
November 20, 2022
youtube.com
Well gonna go to ford today after work and talk with one of their techs and get the starter bolts since I can’t find a size on line to be able to match them up then from there I guess I’ll just eliminate one thing at a time till I figure it out and if I end up having to rebuild the motor I will
Well guys I have an update I was able to get a new starter I went with the xdp starter so it took a little to get it to me but I got it installed and it took a bit to get the motor to try to run after cranking on it for about a half hour, starter over heated so I let it cool back down tried it again and the truck started but died after a second, hoping to get it to stay running long enough to see if I continue to hear that clunking sound hopefully the starter was the issue
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