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2000 Ford F-150 trouble starting

Tiny
PETERM
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  • 2000 FORD F-150
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 12,500 MILES
Hi all,

I have a Ford F-150 that I have had a bit of difficulty starting lately! Battery is reading 12 volts but truck won't start. But I can boost it and it starts! A friend has suggested that it might be a bad ground. How would I go about testing his theory? Are there other possible scenarios?
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 AT 12:18 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Load test the battery if okay- clean and properly tightened both ends of the battery cables.
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 AT 2:50 PM
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BAMBAM302
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I've had the same problem before and it was the battery cables themselves. They looked fine until I cut into one halfway down and it was green corrosion on both hot and ground. Replaced them and had no more problems.
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Thursday, March 15th, 2018 AT 5:37 PM
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MIKE H R
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A little corrosive in the cables will mess up everything.
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Saturday, March 17th, 2018 AT 1:47 PM

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