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Post by palmsprings on Dec 12, 2014 14:29:30 GMT -5
.I just need some quick help if there is any.Ill write details if needed later when the pressures off. My engine was running and I noticed the neg post was loose but when I twisted it the truck locked all doors with the keys & (most tools inside cause its raining) No one to bring me keys for another 6 or 7 hours. (Its now 1130 pst )By then Ill be out of gas and dark and raining and Im on a steep incline ,the good news is Im in my yard . I tried to stop the engine so I disconneted the battery,but the alternator keeeps it running. 1-I may have to try and stop up the intake at the intake hose with the screw clamp midway of the air filter housing & engine. or 2-I could stop up the exaust.The exaust may not be a good idea,anyone know for sure?
3-I thought I could jiggle the post connections and see if that reactivates the locking mechanism as before and if I can reach at the same time,the post and the door,try to open it when it activates,but it probably only locks,and doesnt cycle it unlock to lock .In which case that wont work. Any helpful hints? Ill be back and forth in and out to check any replies. Thx in advance Ill post to the other sport site since this is so urgent
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Post by colted on Dec 12, 2014 18:01:54 GMT -5
Try pinching the vac line to the EGR aand see if it will kill the engine......or you can block the air intake.
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Post by palmsprings on Dec 13, 2014 10:23:48 GMT -5
Thx for the info Colted
Idle Endurance run finished last eve aftr 6h 30m .Might be a record wo trng ,just my natural raw talent!. I recalled early on into this fiasco,that i had taken my door clicker off the key ring and put it somewhere a couple years back. ( it kept clicking when in my pocket with other keys or whatever else pressing against it) I couldnt recall where it migrated to) So i spent most of the next several hours looking for it thinking each minute Id find it . Never found it after 3 hrs or so so whats a couple more hours to let it idle? 6 hrs idling until the wife come home with her key . For the Next key magnet, Ill need to secure a plastic coated cable or just aa length of bailing wire so it doesnt fall off the frame(where they ride securely usually) from the daily drive on my 3 mi rough dirt/rock driveway.
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Post by redcentinela on Dec 19, 2014 13:13:56 GMT -5
I think there is a relay in the fuse bos that you may remove and the power locks release. I did it once but can't remember the name of that relay.
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Post by palmsprings on Dec 19, 2014 18:29:13 GMT -5
I think there is a relay in the fuse bos that you may remove and the power locks release. I did it once but can't remember the name of that relay. Thanks thats a good one to know.
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Post by russiankid on Dec 27, 2014 15:37:54 GMT -5
If you hve the hood open there are many ways to shut the engine off. You can pull the fuel pump fuse so it will not get fuel and eventually die out. Disconnect the coil packs or even disconnect the IAC and it wont idle thus stalling. You can also disconnect the plug for the CPS so the ECU won't get a signal so you'll have no spark.
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Post by palmsprings on Dec 30, 2014 1:11:16 GMT -5
thanks for thhe help,but my wife came home and g=used her keys. Idled 6 hrs
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Post by russiankid on Dec 30, 2014 13:46:59 GMT -5
I figured I'd post for future refernce/whoever searches with the same problem.
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Post by dclambertt on Jan 6, 2016 16:17:04 GMT -5
Another thought: since the hood was open, you could have squeezed one of the two vacuum lines running to the EGR valve and that would kill the engine (if the valve was working properly).
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Post by pinstryper on Jan 6, 2016 18:27:35 GMT -5
I always duck tape a spare key underneath the body. There is always a clean enough spot.
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Post by redraif on Jan 31, 2016 21:58:56 GMT -5
I always duck tape a spare key underneath the body. There is always a clean enough spot. Buwahaha! You actually have a clean enough spot... not me! My daughter saw to that and then the oil leaks sealed the deal.
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Post by MonteroSportHonduras on Apr 27, 2016 9:51:08 GMT -5
My Ranger had a plastic hey holder behind the bumper, it was a plastic box with magnets and it kept a spare key inside. I found out the day I replaced the bent bumper hahaha, I bet it is still there and the current owner has no clue.
Those have an easy way of opening a locked door that I wish the Monteros would have (not talking about it since it could be used for theft) Zip tying a spare key under the bumper would be a good idea imo.
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