Spydie Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Alright guys, my comanche was working fine yesterday when i took it on a 60 mile round trip. Went to start it up today, drove 2 minutes and it started running rough then turned off and wouldn't start back up. Thought it was the ballast resistor so i went and got a new one but before putting it in i tried the truck again and it turned on ran for another 2 minutes to get it home and died again. The ballast resistor was hot enough it was smoking and you could smell it burning up. Any ideas what could be causing this? The truck cranks over but will only do that, it won't start up. Any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dan Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 The new ballast resistor is burning up? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega_rugal Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 you have a short somewhere between the ballast resistor and the fuel pump.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spydie Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 The new ballast resistor is burning up? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Its starting to smoke so i'll go with yes to that. both new and old resistors get hot. It currently won't start up at all. It was starting up after sitting for 5-10 minutes but now nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spydie Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Little update, we found that the Starter Relay might be the culprit. When you shake it a little, the starter will crank once and then everything turns off, then when you shake it again it will crank once more and turn off again. Getting a new one in the morning to replace and see if it actually is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dan Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Any luck with the new relay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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