My Ford f150 2003

Asked by Herman Feb 12, 2018 at 01:50 PM about the Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When it rains the radio will come on
with the truck off the starter will try to
engage while the engine is already
running what's going on

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OJ answered 6 years ago

Appears you have a leak somewhere which is causing a short. You are getting power to the solenoid with the cranking problem. The radio is on a different circuit. Try using a garden hose around windshield area to recreate the problem with the radio.

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