Kern Dog
Well-Known Member
I call the NAPA store and the man asks...."Which engine?"
Uhhh....
Does it matter? I'll bet that it does not but the counter man with experience already knows and bypasses these questions.
I can't be hard on the guy...This is a 49 year old truck and he is maybe....25?
The truck has had a tendency to drain the battery over time. I'm not sure where the draw is. It is a basic rig...No auxiliary lights, gadgets or anything. The alternator and voltage radiator are working but two separate batteries drain down if I leave the cables connected. If I pull a cable, it holds a charge.
I'm limited on my knowledge of electrical issues but I'd think that there has to be some accessory that is leaking voltage. The brake lights don't stay on. The only thing pulling power at rest is the voltmeter gauge. Several years ago I did the Ammeter bypass and added a Voltmeter.
I use this rig to do dirty jobs out back....Tree and branch hauling, garbage and scrap hauling, pushing around the project cars, just work horse stuff. I've been cutting up some tree sections that fell from a storm last week and the truck is a great tool hauler. It starts and runs great.
Today I went to crank it and the key turned with zero response. It was like the battery was totally dead yet the VM gauge read 12 + volts.
I popped the hood and wiggled the battery terminals, then crossed the terminals on the relay...Boom! chuga chuga chuga...the sound of a 440 rumbling through generic Flowmasters!
Time for a new starter relay. I've had the truck since 2013 and I don't remember if I ever replaced this one before. I doubt that it is original.
I guess I'll see if the relay was somehow leaking voltage and draining the battery. Hopefully it will fix the "no start" problem at the very least.
Cheers!
Uhhh....
Does it matter? I'll bet that it does not but the counter man with experience already knows and bypasses these questions.
I can't be hard on the guy...This is a 49 year old truck and he is maybe....25?
The truck has had a tendency to drain the battery over time. I'm not sure where the draw is. It is a basic rig...No auxiliary lights, gadgets or anything. The alternator and voltage radiator are working but two separate batteries drain down if I leave the cables connected. If I pull a cable, it holds a charge.
I'm limited on my knowledge of electrical issues but I'd think that there has to be some accessory that is leaking voltage. The brake lights don't stay on. The only thing pulling power at rest is the voltmeter gauge. Several years ago I did the Ammeter bypass and added a Voltmeter.
I use this rig to do dirty jobs out back....Tree and branch hauling, garbage and scrap hauling, pushing around the project cars, just work horse stuff. I've been cutting up some tree sections that fell from a storm last week and the truck is a great tool hauler. It starts and runs great.
Today I went to crank it and the key turned with zero response. It was like the battery was totally dead yet the VM gauge read 12 + volts.
I popped the hood and wiggled the battery terminals, then crossed the terminals on the relay...Boom! chuga chuga chuga...the sound of a 440 rumbling through generic Flowmasters!
Time for a new starter relay. I've had the truck since 2013 and I don't remember if I ever replaced this one before. I doubt that it is original.
I guess I'll see if the relay was somehow leaking voltage and draining the battery. Hopefully it will fix the "no start" problem at the very least.
Cheers!