From what i have found online today everything points to a bad starter on the Ford so hopefully that is the only issue F.O.R.D. who remembers this one Found On Road Dead 
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Or 'Fix Or Repair Daily'.
The company I work for has a fleet of 30 (2002-2007) Ford diesel F-250's, and most of them are still going strong with over 175,000 miles on them.
In 2016, they bought a dozen brand new ones. Every single one of them has been in the shop multiple times in the past year for various reasons. Ford QC on the downslide?
I wanna curse like a drunken sailor for you!My back went into some wicked spasms and now I'm wearing a tens unit and hobbling around like an old man with a cane.
It's mostly telling me angry gibberish, but I'll try to listen.Listen to what your body tells you.
So, you're acting your age?My back went into some wicked spasms and now I'm wearing a tens unit and hobbling around like an old man with a cane.

Yep. I've had them for a long time, actually.So, you're acting your age?
I had my first severe back spasm when I was 21...........................
I knew I recognized the avatar and the sig, but I couldn't place them with the name.I changed my TB name from 47th Street to The Harp Unstrung.
I celebrated that by sitting still and listening to American Beauty.
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I would sneak up to it at night and paint it a skin color.I happened to drive by the local Ikea today and this caught my attention, so I stopped and snapped this pic. My buddy told me later that a group of people had gathered around it and were taking pictures with it.
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I actually experienced that multiple times. Not trying to come off as a know it all so if you want input PM me.My back went into some wicked spasms and now I'm wearing a tens unit and hobbling around like an old man with a cane.