[Soja4JC]

Hi! I'm in Michigan. We've been hit pretty hard with snow and cold over the last few days. We went down to 40 below zero last night. I started up the truck this morning to take my daughter to work. It started fine, but the blower wouldn't kick in at first. Then it did after a few minutes. While I was cleaning the snow and ice off, the truck turned off, and I smelled what smells like electrical burning. I tried to crank it again, but there is no response. No clicking, no turn over sounds...nothing. I looked under the hood to see if there was smoke, but there was none. I opened the relay box and could definitely tell this was the source of the smell. I am wondering if one of the relays burned out, but I am clueless as how to check. All of the lights, wipers, etc come on fine. I checked the battery voltage just to be sure and it is fine as well. I'm pretty certain something burned out in the fuse / relay box. Any tips or ideas to get it back running?
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[Disco Mike]

You need to not try and start it, the more you try the more wire harness you are going to burn up.
Call around, find a good Rover shop that is good in trouble shooting electrical shorts, do not let just anyone mess with it or you will be worse off.

 

[Soja4JC]

You need to not try and start it, the more you try the more wire harness you are going to burn up.
Call around, find a good Rover shop that is good in trouble shooting electrical shorts, do not let just anyone mess with it or you will be worse off.

Thanks Mike! What wire harness are you referring to?

 

[Disco Mike]

I don't know cause I am not there to check it, but if you have never tried to fix a short like this, yoiu will just do more harm.

 

[Soja4JC]

Ok. You're right. I don't want to do any further damage. I have been out to investigate further. I can't swear, now, that the smell is coming from the relay box. Also, when I turn the ignition, I hear a click from the gear box and a click from under the hood. So, the ignition switch wants to engage, but there is obviously a disconnect between the ignition and the starter. The relays all seem to be in working condition. I usually fix things on my own, but this electrical stuff is beyond my limited scope.

 

[Disco Mike]

It is also beyond some shops level so make sure they can handle it without guess at your expense.

 

[Soja4JC]

I sure wish you were here in Lansing, MI! Thanks for your help!