another dead battery!
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another dead battery!
Well, I went out to start my truck this morning and it took about 20-30 seconds before the glow pug light went out. (WAY longer than it should on a 40 degree day) and when I started cranking it over it was very slow and I got the good ol' check brake system message that stayed on a couple seconds after the truck was running and the dome light turned on when it started just for a second and then went back out. I knew what this was all about because that's the same thing it was doing in February when I had both batteries replaced under warrranty. So back to the dealer I went and sure enough the driver side battery had about 400 CCA's. Really weird that so many of these things do that.
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Seems like the guy's that are driving longer distances are keeping the batts charged up better than the everyday back and forth to work guy's.Maybe correct me if i'm wrong.
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Actually, I've done quite a bit of long distance towing for racing season and just spent a couple months working in Michigan and made 2 trips out there and drove about 1 hour round trip a day while I was there. Almost 18,000 since mid january when I bought it. Not sure how this compares but seems like a fair amount of miles.
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distance driving may have something to do with it. That is my trucks primary mission. Work for me is only 3 miles from the house so I usually do the car unless I have a need for the truck after work.
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Maybe something else is going on here. It seems like there might be a draw on these batteries when the truck is sitting. Either that or something with the alternators... however, I would lean more towards some draw somewhere. Are you running any aftermarket wiring? Like a stereo or something? When you bring it into the dealer ask them to test for a draw when it's off. Good luck!
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Maybe something else is going on here. It seems like there might be a draw on these batteries when the truck is sitting. Either that or something with the alternators... however, I would lean more towards some draw somewhere. Are you running any aftermarket wiring? Like a stereo or something? When you bring it into the dealer ask them to test for a draw when it's off. Good luck!
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I'll second the Optimas. I have a yellow top in a Wrangler that I use for snow plowing driveways. Been in there for 6 seasons, still going strong.
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I have the plow prep package w/ the 200 amp alt. Stiil running with original batteries too. Truck is my daily daily driver. Approx 80 miles per day (73,500miles). Been driving it since july 2007. Maybe just lucky so far. I think there are a lot of variables that exist between those who are eating batteries and those that still have originals. When they do finally die, I'll probably get some Optima's (red or yellow top).