'08 Exped will not start

[broncoremy]

The Mrs' Exped left her stranded, it came home on a flatbed TT.

She tells me at home that the Exped had been laboring a little bit to start for the past couple of weeks and it would not crank for her on the road after it died. sounds like a dead battery. took battery to auto zone for load test and it shows as a bad battery. Replaced battery.

Now the Exped will crank just fine, but it will not start.

My next steps would normally be to check for spark and gas, but how?

Then I need to check for any codes. The check engine light stays illuminated, but I did not see it blink.

Thanks in advance for your help,
BR


BTW, that the starter motor ran for 10 seconds even when I released the key freaked me out... I had not run into that before. Owners manual says to expect it.

 

[broncoremy]

With respect to the check engine light, I just tried it again to be sure and the CEL IS flashing 8 times after I crank the motor. Then the CEL stays illuminated.

 

[01yellerCobra]

The CEL will stay on until the engine is started. You can still check for codes though. I can't remember if there's a schrader valve on the fuel rail. That would be the easiest way to check for fuel.

There's a feature where you can turn the key forward and release it and the truck will start. You don't have to hold the key forward. I discovered that by accident. And now I forget our other vehicles don't have it.

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[Barjrob1972]

Have you checked the Fuel Pump Driver Module? This is a common problem on F150's and causes the same problems. I would assume the Expy is designed the same way. They bolt an aluminum module to the steel frame and it easily corrodes.

 

[slhanks4]

Make sure the fuel pump inertia switch hasn't gotten tripped and try resetting it.

 

[bedrck46]

check fuse 50, 72. 32 and 71 in the battery junction box

 

[stamp11127]

Is there gas in it?

She tells you after it dies that it has had trouble for the last few weeks....

 

[JUST4FUN]

see if it will run on carb cleaner if it will then its a fuel problem

 

[broncoremy]

there's a schrader valve on the fuel rail. That would be the easiest way to check for fuel.

Checked fuel pressure at fuel rail. No pressure.

 

[broncoremy]

Make sure the fuel pump inertia switch hasn't gotten tripped and try resetting it.

Reset the switch and still no joy.