2000 ranger alarm help
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2000 ranger alarm help
bought a used ranger off freind,drove it a few days to finding battery dead in the morning.figured i left light on and jumped it.couple days later it died agian.i bought new battery cuz last one was geting old,im beliveing my problem is the alarm cuz the alarm indicator in the guage cluster keeps flashing.i have no alarm click didnt think there was alarm.any ideas on what i can do.it also has no power locks/windows.thanks
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Welcome to FTE.
The dash "Theft" light blinking is normal & says the system is armed.
The battery discharge problem could be a number of things as has been suggested. So maybe consider running this puppy by your favorite autoparts store for a no cost, in vehicle electrical system check up, via their portable electrical system tester.
It can properly load test the electrical system, to make sure the alternator, battery & wiring are doing their thing & it can also test for excessive electrical parasitic drain, from lights or equiptment thats not turning off, or leaking or shorted alternator diodes, or battery cells, so it'll likely be able to pipoint your electrical problem.
Let us know what you find.
The dash "Theft" light blinking is normal & says the system is armed.
The battery discharge problem could be a number of things as has been suggested. So maybe consider running this puppy by your favorite autoparts store for a no cost, in vehicle electrical system check up, via their portable electrical system tester.
It can properly load test the electrical system, to make sure the alternator, battery & wiring are doing their thing & it can also test for excessive electrical parasitic drain, from lights or equiptment thats not turning off, or leaking or shorted alternator diodes, or battery cells, so it'll likely be able to pipoint your electrical problem.
Let us know what you find.
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The system is armed, but not in the sense of an anti theft system.
The only thing it is associated with is the PATS system
The only thing it is associated with is the PATS system
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