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I would put the battery on an overnight charge and have it tested at an auto parts place. Also, check and clean all the connections from the battery, solenoid, and starter. How old is the battery?
Mobile site doesn't list location - how cold is it exactly, where you're at?
How old is the battery? Have you measured the charging system voltage? Are the start and ground cables etc., original? Agree the first step with starting troubles is to charge and test the battery. At the far end of can also try banging on the starter case with a hammer, this will usually get a few more starts out of a failing starter.
Get it running and take it to Autozone… They can test the charging system and battery while the truck is running. Is it a generator or alternator system?
Get it running and take it to Autozone… They can test the charging system and battery while the truck is running. Is it a generator or alternator system?
Winter is almost always when they die. It can happen quickly too, but often will give a slight clue beforehand of just a tiny bit slower cranking than normal.
A point against yours is that it sits more than it drives. Things like batteries, fuel pumps and oil seals tend to not like sitting for extended periods. At least a week isn't all that "extended" but it's not a perfect life either.
Good luck. Oh, and definitely keep the old starter relay/solenoid as a spare. The new ones are a crap-shoot unless you paid big bucks for a US made one?
"Batteries die in July, but they don't keel over till December".
Heat is murder on them. What the winter does, is expose any battery weakness, one because the thick cranckase oil makes the engine a lot harder to turn over than in warmer months. At the same time this is happening the ability for a battery to move current goes way down along with the temperature.
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