Dead Batteries
From : fred
Q: hi all! having trouble with my 99 ctd sport quad cab. batteries went dead while truck was stored over the winter. i replaced both batteries about 2 weeks ago. started the truck on different days over the period of the first week with no problems. parked the truck in the driveway and after about 1 week both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem tia fred .
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From : azwiley1
on may 15 738 pm fred fjxal...@shaw.ca wrote hi all! having trouble with my 99 ctd sport quad cab. batteries went dead while truck was stored over the winter. i replaced both batteries about 2 weeks ago. started the truck on different days over the period of the first week with no problems. parked the truck in the driveway and after about 1 week both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem tia fred do you have anything aftermarket that has been installed cb amp aux lights etc if not skip next line. if you do i would start checking those first. disconnect the power wire pull the fuse etc and see if the problem goes away. if not it is something to do with the oe wiring. check for an open relay etc. .
From : tom lawrence
both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem if you plan on storing the truck for some period of time pull the iod ignition off draw fuse in the fuse panel. its the one with the plastic shroud around it as its intended to be pulled out for storage purposes. if this is going to be a regular thing consider a battery tender. if you suspect a problem beyond the normal iod current hook a multimeter capable of measuring up to 10a of 12vdc most multimeters can do this - they have a separate positive terminal to hook the probe to inline between the battery and the +12v cable. read the current draw and pull each fuse individually while observing the current draw. this will tell you which circuit is drawing the current. .
From : azwiley1
on may 15 906 pm tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcie...@earthlink.net wrote both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem if you plan on storing the truck for some period of time pull the iod ignition off draw fuse in the fuse panel. its the one with the plastic shroud around it as its intended to be pulled out for storage purposes. if this is going to be a regular thing consider a battery tender. if you suspect a problem beyond the normal iod current hook a multimeter capable of measuring up to 10a of 12vdc most multimeters can do this - they have a separate positive terminal to hook the probe to inline between the battery and the +12v cable. read the current draw and pull each fuse individually while observing the current draw. this will tell you which circuit is drawing the current. sure one up me tom! vbg .
From : beryl
punkin on may 15 738 pm fred fjxal...@shaw.ca wrote hi all! having trouble with my 99 ctd sport quad cab. batteries went dead while truck was stored over the winter. i replaced both batteries about 2 weeks ago. started the truck on different days over the period of the first week with no problems. parked the truck in the driveway and after about 1 week both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem tia fred do you have anything aftermarket that has been installed cb amp aux lights etc if not skip next line. if you do i would start checking those first. disconnect the power wire pull the fuse etc and see if the problem goes away. if not it is something to do with the oe wiring. check for an open relay etc. hell probably find several. relays are supposed to be open when something isnt turned on punkin. -- this explains it all!!! he was home schooled and his mommy made his ges diploma for him out of needle point to go with his pin head and needle dick. -- punkin .
From : fred
good info ... thanks guys. is the iod fuse in the dash panel fuse block or the under hood fuse panel fred on may 15 906 pm tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcie...@earthlink.net wrote both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem if you plan on storing the truck for some period of time pull the iod ignition off draw fuse in the fuse panel. its the one with the plastic shroud around it as its intended to be pulled out for storage purposes. if this is going to be a regular thing consider a battery tender. if you suspect a problem beyond the normal iod current hook a multimeter capable of measuring up to 10a of 12vdc most multimeters can do this - they have a separate positive terminal to hook the probe to inline between the battery and the +12v cable. read the current draw and pull each fuse individually while observing the current draw. this will tell you which circuit is drawing the current. sure one up me tom! vbg .
From : tom lawrence
good info ... thanks guys. is the iod fuse in the dash panel fuse block or the under hood fuse panel dash panel - its the only one with a plastic shroud around it to make it easier to pull out. .
From : tom lawrence
tom ... would you know what the typical iod draw might be less than an amp as long as the dome light is off. make sure the door is closed or at least the pin switch depressed when youre testing it. .
From : fred
thanks very much tom ... will check it out ... really appreciate your help. best regards fred tom ... would you know what the typical iod draw might be less than an amp as long as the dome light is off. make sure the door is closed or at least the pin switch depressed when youre testing it. .
From : fred
hi again... tom ... would you know what the typical iod draw might be thanks again fred on may 15 906 pm tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcie...@earthlink.net wrote both new batteries are dead. seems to be something drawing a small amount of power continuously. anyone else had to deal with this particular problem if you plan on storing the truck for some period of time pull the iod ignition off draw fuse in the fuse panel. its the one with the plastic shroud around it as its intended to be pulled out for storage purposes. if this is going to be a regular thing consider a battery tender. if you suspect a problem beyond the normal iod current hook a multimeter capable of measuring up to 10a of 12vdc most multimeters can do this - they have a separate positive terminal to hook the probe to inline between the battery and the +12v cable. read the current draw and pull each fuse individually while observing the current draw. this will tell you which circuit is drawing the current. sure one up me tom! vbg .