battery dies fast as heck...

jestersworld913 · Post by **jestersworld913** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:47 pm

well i have put a new altenator, voltage reg, and a new battery in my new found glory and it ran great, for about 2 weeks... then out of nowhere every time i go to start it there is a sound like its not getting a good connection somewhere, just sounds like zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. it runs great when i get it started, and when i kill it and try to start it again, same damned thing... i think it might be my solenoid, since thats where the sound is coming from, but hey i thought yall may be ale to point me in the right direction...

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:54 pm

Did you clean your battery terminal connections good when you replaced the battery? You could have a connection that is allowing the truck to start when cold but is failing once the alternator is charging the battery.

Did you take a voltmeter to the battery to see if the alternator is indeed charging the battery?

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:55 pm

Did you replace the battery cables (or the terminals) when you replaced the battery?

jestersworld913 · Post by **jestersworld913** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:05 pm

yeah, i replaced the terminals and no to the volt meter on it, since i have yet to unpack all my stuff yet... just got this house and am all by myself, so i can be lazy on the stuff i dont wanna do, and make time for my fun stuff, lmao

l1k2gadd · Post by **l1k2gadd** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:13 pm

Did you clean the cut off ends of the battery cables? It sounds like you have a dirty connection somewhere. If the buzzing/clicking/z-z-z-z-z-z sound is loud and very fast sounding it sounds as if the battery is charged, the current isn't getting to, and through the solenoid.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:01 pm

sounds like you have a short drawing the battery down. get your volt meter unpacked and put it between the neg post of the battery and the neg battery cable unhooked from the battery. with everything turned off you should not see any voltage going through it if you do have voltage going through it. then pull one fuse at a time until the voltage quits going through. once you find that circut you can check the wiring and accesories from there

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battery dies fast as heck...

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