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Old 06-07-2017, 04:05 PM
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There's a turd in the punch bowl.
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 04:22 PM
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I drove to Walmart, when I came out my truck wouldn't start. Got a jump from one of the friendly patrons, then made it halfway home and it died. Got a new battery and it started and ran great. Went to work next day, ran great again. Came out to go home and it wouldn't start! Got a jump from a coworker, got halfway home and it died. Got a new battery thinking the new one was faulty, ran great again. Went to work, ran great. Came out, wouldn't start. Got a new battery, ran great yet again, went to work again next day and same thing!!!!

I'm baffled, please help.
Bad Alternator - It's running off of the battery until the battery dies, because the alternator is not charging the battery.
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 04:25 PM
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95 f150 I think, it's debadged. It has 8 lugs.
If it has 8 lugs it's a 3/4 ton (F250)
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 04:51 PM
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But I put new batteries in every time it wouldn't start, which was for almost a week. 6 new batteries, still doesn't stay charged?
 
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If it's turning over it IS cranking. Unless you mean it turns over but won't start.
I think I can help...it turns over fine. It just won't crank.
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 04:56 PM
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But I put new batteries in every time it wouldn't start, which was for almost a week. 6 new batteries, still doesn't stay charged?
Obviously you're buying cheap batteries. You need the $400 each AGM batteries I read about on the internet, everybody knows they're the best. If it's a diesel, are you plugging it in when you park it?
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 04:59 PM
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There's a turd in the punch bowl.
that damn turd, you can't take him anywhere!!!
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 05:00 PM
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The guy at advance told me to get a brand he swore by, I forget the name I think optimal? Anyway, he had three colors red yellow blue and I tried them all. He seemed to think I just had the wrong color.
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by GuyinWy
Obviously you're buying cheap batteries. You need the $400 each AGM batteries I read about on the internet, everybody knows they're the best. If it's a diesel, are you plugging it in when you park it?
there's your problem, you are supposed to plug it in when it is running, not when it is parked!!!
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 05:19 PM
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My spark plug wires look really messy coming out of the distributor, I'd like to reaarange them so they look nice. They don't need to be in any special order do they?
 
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that damn turd, you can't take him anywhere!!!
I swear it wasn't me!!!
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 08:01 PM
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My spark plug wires look really messy coming out of the distributor, I'd like to reaarange them so they look nice. They don't need to be in any special order do they?
Under the distributor cap, solder a wire across all of the terminals so they all fire at once. That oughta do.
 
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Old 06-07-2017, 08:20 PM
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There's a turd in the punch bowl.
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Old 06-08-2017, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tedster9
My spark plug wires look really messy coming out of the distributor, I'd like to reaarange them so they look nice. They don't need to be in any special order do they?
nope, as long as they are plugged in they are good.
 
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Old 06-08-2017, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Turd-250
I swear it wasn't me!!!
dude, he specifically said there is a TURD in the punch bowl. not a tjc transport, not a '89F2, not a Mudsport.
so it had to be you!!
 
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