Battery keeps dying
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Mountain Pass
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I'll look into it, I have been disconnecting the negative terminal on my battery but it doesn't always work. And sometimes it will start up with no problems after sitting for a couple of weeks.
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Do you monitor voltage or anything with a Bluetooth dongle, Scangauge or Tuner? Have you load tested the battery or Alternator? Which Engine do you have? (Please update signature to reflect important details)
I had dirty terminals on mine, once cleaned voltage was back up to 13.8-14v.
I had dirty terminals on mine, once cleaned voltage was back up to 13.8-14v.
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Do you monitor voltage or anything with a Bluetooth dongle, Scangauge or Tuner? Have you load tested the battery or Alternator? Which Engine do you have? (Please update signature to reflect important details)
I had dirty terminals on mine, once cleaned voltage was back up to 13.8-14v.
I had dirty terminals on mine, once cleaned voltage was back up to 13.8-14v.
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Mine would drain randomly, sometimes it could sit for a week and be fine, other times the battery would be drained over night. Couldn't figure it out until one day I was driving and the speedo started acting funny, turn signals acted weird, then the speedo quit altogether. When I parked and took out the key I noticed the blower was still running... I started turning the fan to the off position every time I left the truck and it never drained again. Soon after I pulled out the GEM to make sure it wasn't swimming, cleaned it and all the electrical gremlins went away.
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Buy a multimeter; they're handy and easy to use.
You can use it to test the battery while the engine is running; if the volts are over 14.8, then your alternator is overcharging and killing off your battery.
You can use it to test the battery while the engine is running; if the volts are over 14.8, then your alternator is overcharging and killing off your battery.
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Mine would drain randomly, sometimes it could sit for a week and be fine, other times the battery would be drained over night. Couldn't figure it out until one day I was driving and the speedo started acting funny, turn signals acted weird, then the speedo quit altogether. When I parked and took out the key I noticed the blower was still running... I started turning the fan to the off position every time I left the truck and it never drained again. Soon after I pulled out the GEM to make sure it wasn't swimming, cleaned it and all the electrical gremlins went away.
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Mountain Pass
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I removed it, expecting to find evidence that it had gotten wet (which it clearly hadn't) opened it and cleaned all the brick dust out of it and the connectors. Apparently that was all mine needed to work properly again.
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Mountain Pass
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I'll tried to remove mine yesterday but it seemed impossible to remove...
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I'll tried to remove mine yesterday but it seemed impossible to remove...
Mountain Pass
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From: Montreal
It can be a little tight getting to the bolts holding the connectors on, but it's not too bad.
Some guidance here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...k-and-gem.html
Some guidance here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...k-and-gem.html
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It can be a little tight getting to the bolts holding the connectors on, but it's not too bad.
Some guidance here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...k-and-gem.html
Some guidance here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...k-and-gem.html
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