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bighappy
 Post subject: battery junk?
PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:53 am 
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When I tried to start my truck yesterday it wouldnt even turn over. Put the charger on it for a few hours and still nothing. Tried to jump start it, still nothing. Could the battery be so dead that it wouldnt even jump start?
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Yes. It can die with no warning at all. How old is the battery? Did you clean the battery terminals? Do you have a good ground to the battery? Have you taken a voltage reading? Do your headlights work? Maybe the starter solenoid failed. It could be a number of things that would indicate a dead battery. If the battery failed, you should go thru the cables and check the system over to correct any condition that led to the failure.

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Did you check the baterry water level? Also it could be the starter or the alternator.
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How old is the battery? What is the resting voltage? When was the last time you started the truck, if a battery sits below a certain voltage ( Usually 10 volts ) it will lose it's " Memory " it will than only take so much of a charge and will not maintain the needed 12.6 Volts.

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Judging by the original post date.. I'd say the battery is AT LEAST THREE YEARS OLD...

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BigHappy could have replaced the battery and have it go bad by now.

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HAHAHAHAHA DAMN that has to win some sort of award for oldest post revived.

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Toyota Man can you please not bring back such old posts. The person has more than likely fixed there problem or no longer cares.

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Ya please don't cause now I look like a JackASS :roll: , Not hard to do, I just saw a new post and didn't think to check the original date.

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