Yes a load test would be a good test to start with.

The pulling the fuse test you put the prongs between the negative post and the battery, with the battery unhooked. If there is a draw, then that means that the circuit you yanked the fuse from, has something wrong with it, and it drains your battery. There are a few common things it can be, like the bulb in the glove box, the interior lights, and the light under the hood, to name a few.

 

If you hang out here you`ll get to know which ones to watch out for soon enough...
By the way, I really hate electrical most things too!

 

Ok NO LAUGHING, I'm really starting to feel stupid.

1. what type of meter thing am I using for this?
2. I put the prongs "between the neg post and the battery", where, in mid air or what????? That phrasing is very confusing to me.
3. no glove box light, no under hood light (just a cheap basic "custom truck, heck, it still had original am radio when I bought it), no interior light (unless I turn the **** on -the switch/button thing for driver's door has never worked since I owned the truck).
4. I need detailed, very descriptive wording, drawings would be good too!!!

Waited 4 hours for a chance to get a load test done at Canadian Tire, told to try again tomorrow, or maybe book an appt, for next Thurs.
We are going down to -20 tonight, and my feet are starting to freeze, as there just doesn't seem to be as good a flow of air from the heater, as there was 2 weeks ago.

Also, I do NOT have a garage, so it's getting harder to work out there, Brrrrrr.

I did notice this evening that the gauge needle bumped up when I turned off the headlights, never did that before, hmmm

I really appreciate all of your help, all of you. Sorry for being such a pain in the - - -!

Morris,can you explain to me why I'm having so much trouble posting on this site, or retrieving messages? I am on another board, for hunting, and have no difficulty at all!

 

morris will tell ya if not i can summon george!!!

 

Thanks, its's getting almost as frustrating as the friggin electrical problem with the truck. For example, to read this post, I had to go to the link on my email alert!

I tried going to the web site itself, logged in on the regular board, then when I try to go to this chapter, it will only show me the first couple of posts, and says I'm not logged in. So I login again, and again, again....

Makes it very difficult to follow the "conversation".

Thanks

 

thats what the mods are for... hey some of those trucks that year headlight switches were burnt. sorry gal..

 

you should come over to a BS thread

 

Hello there Northern Gal.
I had a car with similar problems. The battery would die yet load tests and alt checks and regulators were all fine. The only difference in my situation was the car would eventually die while driving it. It was found to be a blown fusible link in the wiring to the battery.
The issue has been mention that the fan motor windings maybe shorting and drawing the power away. Run the fan for a while like 5 minutes or ten. While it is running see if you can touch the motor casing feel if it is hot. If it is hot then the motor is going and drawing power. That sounds like one problem.
It should not kill your battery over night from sitting.
Yes Electrical issues are not fun to solve.


For the problem of getting to this site. I have typed the site name in my address bar on the top of the pages. I put www.fordtruckenthusiasts.com and hit the enter key. This will save it in the address bar. Then When I want to go to this site I go to the arrow at the end of the address bar and it will show me the sites I have saved there. I then click on the one I want to go to. Like here. Maybe that will help you.
Also have you done a cleaning of your disc and defrag. and clean the cookies. These things slow you comp. down and can have trojan or virus's sitting there that affect you going to certain sites.

Oh btw look out for Ryan (Snowking) He is looking for young girls all the time, so don't let him scare you here. LOL

 

Hi again,
I don't have a burnt headlight switch, just the thing on the inside of the driver's door, that turns on the dome light. Never worried about much, as I just turned the the headlight/dimmer switch and voila, interior lights.

I've added this site to my "favourites", but still having trouble, but I will deal with the truck first, then this...... Thanks, I'll print off the info so I can follow your recommendations.

What the heck is a BS site, or should I not ask???

Never said how old I was...... hahaha

 

Only feel stupid if you dont ask! There are no stupid questions, especially regarding electrical issues.

Best meter to use would be an a multi meter, then you just need to worry about which settings! IF you want to do the test I explained, you will need to test for milliamps.

Yep, in mid air, all you need to do is complete the circuit (so to speak) through the meter, with the prongs of the meter.

You should be fine there then, thats just a few of the common!

I quickly searched and found that, explains it to a T (and saved me having to type it all!)
Have you searched for your problem on the 87-96 forum on this website? There is a ton of great info.

To wait 4 hours for a battery load test is insane, its like a 30 second test. I would have marched in there and said WTF to a manager! I know a little how the business run up there though, dont even get me started on the walmart up there!!


Your a female, we expect nothing less!! (see i feel comfortable saying that cause your not within hitting me distance )

 

Sheldon, you have me so very impressed. Thank you. This is going to take me a day or two to complete, as I live out in the country, and need to round up a 2nd person.

I hate Walmart.

Oh forgot, what class of driver's licence do you have? Do you live on a farm or something similar? HMMMM

Just asking out of curiousity.

 

I haven't gone to the '86 - '97 forum yet, a bit shy

Between the logging in/on problems I am having here, the electrical truck problems, and job hunting, I am a bit over whelmed. That site seems sooo huge, too many posts/people for me to deal with until I can figure out how to get here easily.


Totally off topic - does anyone know where I can find a Blue Heeler pup. Guess this isn't supposed to be posted here, but, you should know me by now, I can't find my way out of a paper bag, haha. Guess I'll get censored for that - eh Morris

Feel like I'm stupid enough on this smaller site.

 

By the way guys, forgot to mention, huge job interview with the one and only Ford dealership in town. Right up my alley. Will be spending my pay cheques before I get them. Just too funny!

 

off topic, .... wait there is no topic. sorry!

 

Hey, I didn't have to log in again

I thought this was "specific" posts. yahoo, let the goodtimes roll.

So, do you know where I can find a nice Blue Heeler puppy, Xmas Gift for myself Lost my special baby March '08, finally decided to find another one. Too friggin lonely up here.