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Old Aug 7, 2016 | 07:25 AM
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E350 diesel: battery question

One of my batteries on my van is on the frame rail. The box rusted out so I routed the battery into the back of the van for now. The van wouldn't start because the batteries were low. I charged the battery in the front engine bay overnight but it did not charge the 2nd battery, does that mean there's a disconnect between the two batteries? I thought they were in parallel.
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Old Aug 7, 2016 | 08:02 AM
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There should be no disconnect. It means that one or both batteries, or a connection(s) are bad. You need to isolate the batteries from each other by disconnecting the ground cable from one battery and test them individually.
 
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Thank u very much I will do that
 
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