"Revised starter strategy..."

[Jim Warman]

Furbling around I came across https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckBBAS/non-html/Q151.pdf

Thankfully, this only appears to apply to gas engines with auto trans.... so far.

 

FWIW, there's lot's of good info on the BBAS website....

[Buddy_M]

I just found out about that earlier this week while doing a PDI on a couple F-150's, neither me or the other guys in the shop knew about the new starting strategy, would have been nice to at least have a broadcast message or something to clue us in a bit earlier, or maybe I missed it.

 

The only thing that I might see as a problem would be when you just have to bump the engine a little bit or manual compression tests.

 

Buddy

[Jim Warman]

Oh, GAWD.... another flashback.... 07 Expedition... salseman came running in shouting that the starter was stuck in gear. When I got out to the unit, all was well.

 

WTF???, thought I.... I couldn't get it to act up. Shoulda read the WSM, I guess...

 

Doncha just love those little surprises...