My truck wont crank

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1999 FORD F-150

My truck wont crank. The headlights work, Break lights, Hazard lights, and doors lock and unlock. The radio and interior lights wont work. What could be wrong, Is it a bad battery or something else?

Thursday, October 18th, 2012 AT 11:34 PM

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SATURNTECH9

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Have you checked all the fuses?Do the dash lights come when you turn the key on?So the starter is inop?Have you had the battery tested?Made sure the battery cables are clean and tight?

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Thursday, October 18th, 2012 AT 11:43 PM

RASMATAZ

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Explain what you meant by this and be specific ( My truck wont crank. ) So I can further help you

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Thursday, October 18th, 2012 AT 11:46 PM

JUSTINEBENJAMIN

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The cables have white stuff on them, We have not had the battery tested. The Truck turns on but it DOES NOT Turn over. It tries but It sounds like it just cant pull it off. The lights get Realllllly dim when I try to crank it. I dont know much about trucks so fuses and stuff, foreign to me. When I turn the key sometimes it will click, sometimes it wont

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Thursday, October 18th, 2012 AT 11:57 PM

JUSTINEBENJAMIN

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Also, If its not the battery then what does it sound like it can be, We think its the battery but we arent sure

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Friday, October 19th, 2012 AT 12:01 AM

SATURNTECH9

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The white stuff is battery acid and corrosion mix up some baking soda and water soak all the white stuff in that. Plus use a wire brush to clean it up. Also have the battery tested.