I had this problem with a 80 model Mercury I used to have and it was true but it
also had a bad module causing the problem. the battery could be weak but able to
still crank the engine for over a minute. a new ign module fixed the problem. No
on my 99 R/T, when the factory battery developed a bad cell and dropped to 10
volts the starter barely turned the engine but the truck still started if it would
turn over at all. So that may be right but there may be another problem causing
the problem too.
Jeff Durling wrote:
> Been there done that! They are not kidding. If the battery is producing less
> than, I think, 12.2 volts it will not run. The PCM is very picky about battery
> voltage. Try the battery it may work.
>
> Jeff Durling
> '01 4x2 QC SLT+
>
> "Suter, Rick" wrote:
>
> > Truck cranks, attempts to fire, but will not start. Towed to dealer that has
> > screwed with just about every system on the damn thing in the past month and
> > since their last feeble attempts it's just run worse and worse.
> >
> > They call to tell me it's the *BATTERY*!! Get this... Their story is that
> > the battery has enough juice to crank the engine, but not enough juice
> > getting thru to the onboard computers to tell it to send fuel. Does anyone
> > actually believe this?
> >
> > Rick
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