Posted by Brad Gyde on November 27, 2011 at 20:54:27 from (50.42.143.88):
In Reply to: OT Battery trouble posted by ken52m on November 27, 2011 at 15:36:06:
Couple things:
1) I have a 05 Chevrolet pickup with a 4.3 V6 (I know, I', comparing apples to oranges here) But in roughly 14 days time the battery will be quite low.. In 30 days time, get out the jumper cables. Has done it since new in Novenber 2004, nearly 150k ago.. It had a new NAPA battery last year, seems to take a little longer to draw till dead now, but still does, winter or summer, don't matter.
2) Last winter, I fought the fight with my local NAPA about the batteries in my 86 Ford diesel.. If I drove it every day, and cycled the glow plugs only once, it would fire off fine.. Otherwise.. it was a no go.. 30 seconds on 200-amp boost and off we'd go, and it'd be fine the rest of the day.. Took batteries (in truck) to the napa, tested them, again, in the truck, and seemed to be fine.. Waited until the morning it wouldn't start again, pulled the batteries and took them in.. One ended up having a bad cell.. Replaced under warranty.. Happy customer I was.
3) BOTH my 05 Chevy and my 86 Ford charge closer to 14.5 volts than the 13.8 range.. I DARE TO BET if you ramp the truck up around 1500 r's, kick the lights on, and the blower fan on high you'll be lucky to charge at 13v.. Then I bet you'll have a rally good idea what your issue is..
Unless you've trouble shot all possible scenarios, it's hard to blame that battery, but again, you could have a battery issue.. Before you jump to conclusions and start war with the parts house, trouble shoot all other possibilities out.. Don't be like my dad and throw parts at it until it's fixed.. (3 starters, a alternator, and finally a replacement battery in a 8 year old truck to make it start and hold a charge.. But hey, I'm just a kid, what the heck do I know.. I know if the battery is junk no alternator will make it hold charge, and no starter will work with a dead battery)
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