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Old 06-03-2011, 04:39 PM
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Default Re: No start, Clicks but no turnover, Battery drains while parked?

if you get it started and disconnect your battery and it stays running then your alternator is good if when you disconnect the battery and it cuts off your alternator is bad, just a quick way to check
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Old 06-03-2011, 05:37 PM
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if you get it started and disconnect your battery and it stays running then your alternator is good if when you disconnect the battery and it cuts off your alternator is bad, just a quick way to check
No that is not a good idea and you should never do that. Please don't.
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Old 06-03-2011, 07:56 PM
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No that is not a good idea and you should never do that. Please don't.
why is that bad? will it mess something up?
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Old 06-04-2011, 05:23 AM
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It sure can.
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Old 06-06-2011, 05:13 PM
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so i did find a fuse on the stereo wire, but i'm leaving it disconnected just in case. i put a fresh battery in today and it started right up. while i had the engine running i left the door open. the door a jar warning tone was sounding and when i revved the engine the sound became garbled. i shut off the engine and tried starting it again and it fired right up a couple times. i shut it off and let it sit for about an hour. when i returned it wouldn't start again. i tested the battery and it was completly drained. i am stumped.
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Old 06-08-2011, 08:54 PM
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Yeah I heard that disconnecting the batt while it's running can really mess stuff up. I did try the screwdriver trick. I know you said it wouldn't do anything but i was given that tip from my old boss from the circus. he has been driving truck cross country for about thirty years so i thought i would try it. the screwdriver did magnetize to the back of the alternator which i think is caused by electro-magnetism, but you can't trust those circus guys. anyway, i hooked a tester to the negative post on my batt and the ground wire and tested all the fuses from the cab, but no luck. I'm just going to drive it to autozoo or o'reillys tomorrow and have them test it. as long as i disconnect my battery when i'm not driving maybe it will hold enough charge for me to start it again. i wanted to check fuses in the power distribution box, but i don't think my truck has one?
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Old 06-10-2011, 08:19 PM
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Default Re: No start, Clicks but no turnover, Battery drains while parked?

you can test the altenator by doing this.......
while the truck is running remove the postive battery terimal from the battery and if the truck doesnt die the altenator is fine

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sorry I didn't see someone already said that, but i have done this plenty of times and never ever had anything mess up, my great grandfather also did this in his 50 years of is mechanic work~!
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Old 06-10-2011, 08:21 PM
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You need to check to see if your power wire from your amp to your radio is hooked up to a constant power wire. I had this same problem. I had my amp on all the time. My battery drained. I thought it was the battery and put a brand new one in there. (Since I do work at Advance) I started my truck and it started right up no problem. Well when I got home and then I let it sit over night not thinking about my amp, It drained my brand new battery. So I unhook the amp completly along with the battery and I hooked it to my battery charger over night. Next day I plug it back up and bam Fixed. I believe you have a constant power problem, and it's draining your battery. Don't get a new battery untill you check your amp.
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Old 06-11-2011, 03:36 PM
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i disconnected the amp and left it off. went to autozoo and had the alternator tested. they said it wasn't producing enough power, so put in a new one. i didn't even have enough money for the part so they were nice enough to manually change the price for me! next i drove my truck to my buddies and hung out there for a while. went to start my truck and the battery is dead. i've been charging it all night and most of today so i'll be trying it out here real soon. if it's bad i found an old walmart battery so i'll try and exchange it. hopefully putting in the new alternator and fully charging or replacing the battery should be the end of my electric issues. i'll keep yall updated once i know for sure.

then it's on to my power steering issues...and possibly pcv valve? hearing a high pitched tone coming from that area as the engine is running. dude at autozoo said it sounds like it's coming from the pcv. just bought this truck so, i'm sure there will be plenty of work ahead of me. good thing i'm unemployed so i have plenty of time to work on it, too bad i don't got a lot of money for parts!
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Old 06-12-2011, 06:54 AM
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Your battery is probably toast. They are not.very tolerant of all that draining and charging.

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