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05-09-2008, 11:32 AM
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|  clock will not keep time
I had my 1999 Ford Ranger serviced on May the 2th, at the local Ford dealership, and on Monday the 5th I noticed that the clock needed set, it was three hours slow, I first figured it was because the battery was disconnected when they did some recall work. Then on Wednesday the clock needed set again, and now Friday it needed set again, So I took it back to the dealership to see what they had done that would have caused this problem. They assured me that they had did nothing to cause the problem, The truck had been in storage for six years, and only has 50000 miles on it. I took it out of storage seven months ago. and had no problems with the clock before the service.
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05-09-2008, 11:45 AM
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What was the service?The battery is not usually disconnected for recall 05s28 (cruise control jumper) | |
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05-09-2008, 11:48 AM
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I had the oil changed. and a new serpentine belt installed. | |
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05-09-2008, 12:16 PM
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Unless they disconnected the battery to clean the terminals I would have to give them the benifit of the doubt.Did it lose radio station memory?Is the battery itself dropping voltage when it sits? | |
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05-09-2008, 12:57 PM
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They told me that they didn't disconnect the battery. They did do a check on the condition of the battery, but the test they didn't require the battery to be disconnected. And it checked OK. and as for a voltage drop there is no indication that is happening either, as it shows no sign of hard cranking. | |
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05-09-2008, 02:05 PM
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This is a really good forum someone should be able to come up with something | |
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05-09-2008, 02:18 PM
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Some of the 98+ radios have had problems with weak/fading displays, and it is a problem with the power circuit board. Apparently some of the joints where it is soldered together crack. This might be what is causing the problem with your radio. You could open up your radio and try to see if there is anything obviously wrong
Beyond that, I can't think of what it could be.
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