Electrical issue

Asked by GuruC96RT Feb 02, 2019 at 07:25 AM about the 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCrew 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Electrical issue When I get to the truck first thing in
the morning and started up my lights dim gauges
drop radio heater shuts off and have a funny noise
under the hood it doesn’t usually when it’s cold
now it’s doing it when it’s hot  also  truck never
shuts off just electrical any suggestions?

1 Answer

Troy answered 5 years ago

I am not a Ford mechanic, but mine was doing the same thing and it turned out to be positive battery clamp to post. there is a bolt for the extra cables on it that threads were strip and not holding cables tight.

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