Hey guys,
First post. I have a 2004 D2 here that I have had for six months. Truck has been cranking reliably, but had some cooling issues. I just finished changing the water pump and radiator. While doing that work, the battery was out of the truck for a few weeks. We also used some degreaser and splashes of water to clean the engine during that time. Yesterday I put it all back together, and it won't start. The motor cranks up, revs to 2500 once, then cuts off. It will do this over and over as many times as you care to try. Sometimes it will also beep three times (gauge cluster "dinger") at the instant it cuts off.
Thinking it may be a bad battery--as it had been cranking slowly sometimes in the past--I took it to auto parts store and had it tested.. Their machine said bad battery, so I bought a brand spankin' new one and took it home. Low and behold, the problem persists.
Other FYI's: We pulled a plug wire and stuck it to a lawnmower plug to confirm spark and it is definitely popping. I do not have access to a code scanner at the moment, but will in a couple days. The battery cable terminals are CLEAN clean. Like cleaned beyond any possibility of being an issue. Also, they are very firmly clamped to the battery. I disconnected the MAF and checked to make sure there was no issues with dirt in the plug.. Looks clean. I inspected all three grounds on the bar just in front of the fuse box.. all are clean and tight.
I am baffled as to what to do next. Like I said, truck was cranking reliably as hell before we pulled the battery to get the radiator and water pump R&R'ed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -Jake
First post. I have a 2004 D2 here that I have had for six months. Truck has been cranking reliably, but had some cooling issues. I just finished changing the water pump and radiator. While doing that work, the battery was out of the truck for a few weeks. We also used some degreaser and splashes of water to clean the engine during that time. Yesterday I put it all back together, and it won't start. The motor cranks up, revs to 2500 once, then cuts off. It will do this over and over as many times as you care to try. Sometimes it will also beep three times (gauge cluster "dinger") at the instant it cuts off.
Thinking it may be a bad battery--as it had been cranking slowly sometimes in the past--I took it to auto parts store and had it tested.. Their machine said bad battery, so I bought a brand spankin' new one and took it home. Low and behold, the problem persists.
Other FYI's: We pulled a plug wire and stuck it to a lawnmower plug to confirm spark and it is definitely popping. I do not have access to a code scanner at the moment, but will in a couple days. The battery cable terminals are CLEAN clean. Like cleaned beyond any possibility of being an issue. Also, they are very firmly clamped to the battery. I disconnected the MAF and checked to make sure there was no issues with dirt in the plug.. Looks clean. I inspected all three grounds on the bar just in front of the fuse box.. all are clean and tight.
I am baffled as to what to do next. Like I said, truck was cranking reliably as hell before we pulled the battery to get the radiator and water pump R&R'ed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -Jake