please help with 88' dodge ram van
From : Annonymous
Q: ok my parents own a dodge ram van 250 from 1988....they have a hugh problem with the van....when my mother tries to turn the engine over it wont start....you can here the buzz from the drivers door as normal...the radio turns on...the inside/outside turn on as- well....the battery has been replaced..the alternator ha been checked they were told that it is fine....and at first it didnt sound like the starter...i was told from another website to put the van in neutral and try to start it then....my mother did so...then it made a loud ;click click click noise....which to me sounds like the starter..but my fathers thinks its the battery which as i said was replaced.....can anyone please help me!!!! im beging for someones help...please...if u could email me at either kiss0fdeath89@gmail.com or hillybillygirl@hotmail.com which ever is best for you....thank you so much for your time reading this....but please help if you can thank you!!! .
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From : Annonymous
on mar 20 140 am kissofdeat...@gmail.com wrote ok my parents own a dodge ram van 250 from 1988....they have a hugh problem with the van....when my mother tries to turn the engine over it wont start....you can here the buzz from the drivers door as normal...the radio turns on...the inside/outside turn on as- well....the battery has been replaced..the alternator ha been checked they were told that it is fine....and at first it didnt sound like the starter...i was told from another website to put the van in neutral and try to start it then....my mother did so...then it made a loud ;click click click noise....which to me sounds like the starter..but my fathers thinks its the battery which as i said was replaced.....can anyone please help me!!!! im beging for someones help...please...if u could email me at either kiss0fdeat...@gmail.com or hillybillyg...@hotmail.com which ever is best for you....thank you so much for your time reading this....but please help if you can thank you!!! i forgot to add...if the battery gets a boots then it will resart later in the day but it will not start the next day...the cable ends were replaced and it started just fine but as usual the next day it refused to start...to be honest its really ticking me off...i really needs someones help .
From : Annonymous
on 19 mar 2007 224017 -0700 kissofdeath89@gmail.com wrote ok my parents own a dodge ram van 250 from 1988....they have a hugh problem with the van....when my mother tries to turn the engine over it wont start....you can here the buzz from the drivers door as normal...the radio turns on...the inside/outside turn on as- well....the battery has been replaced..the alternator ha been checked they were told that it is fine....and at first it didnt sound like the starter...i was told from another website to put the van in neutral and try to start it then....my mother did so...then it made a loud ;click click click noise....which to me sounds like the starter..but my fathers thinks its the battery which as i said was replaced.....can anyone please help me!!!! im beging for someones help...please...if u could email me at either kiss0fdeath89@gmail.com or hillybillygirl@hotmail.com which ever is best for you....thank you so much for your time reading this....but please help if you can thank you!!! it sounds like the battery is getting drained overnight from something on in the van. could be a light in the glovebox that is not going off when its closed or something on this order. were any ad-ons installed just before this problem showed up .
From : nick c topolos
kissofdeath89@gmail.com wrote ok my parents own a dodge ram van 250 from 1988....they have a hugh problem with the van....when my mother tries to turn the engine over it wont start....you can here the buzz from the drivers door as normal...the radio turns on...the inside/outside turn on as- well....the battery has been replaced..the alternator ha been checked they were told that it is fine....and at first it didnt sound like the starter...i was told from another website to put the van in neutral and try to start it then....my mother did so...then it made a loud ;click click click noise....which to me sounds like the starter..but my fathers thinks its the battery which as i said was replaced.....can anyone please help me!!!! im beging for someones help...please...if u could email me at either kiss0fdeath89@gmail.com or hillybillygirl@hotmail.com which ever is best for you....thank you so much for your time reading this....but please help if you can thank you!!! on my 75 mini-motor home the key light relay stuck closed and the battery would run down. .
From : Annonymous
on mar 20 626 pm nick c topolos ntopo...@comcast.net wrote kissofdeat...@gmail.com wrote ok my parents own a dodge ram van 250 from 1988....they have a hugh problem with the van....when my mother tries to turn the engine over it wont start....you can here the buzz from the drivers door as normal...the radio turns on...the inside/outside turn on as- well....the battery has been replaced..the alternator ha been checked they were told that it is fine....and at first it didnt sound like the starter...i was told from another website to put the van in neutral and try to start it then....my mother did so...then it made a loud ;click click click noise....which to me sounds like the starter..but my fathers thinks its the battery which as i said was replaced.....can anyone please help me!!!! im beging for someones help...please...if u could email me at either kiss0fdeat...@gmail.com or hillybillyg...@hotmail.com which ever is best for you....thank you so much for your time reading this....but please help if you can thank you!!! on my 75 mini-motor home the key light relay stuck closed and the battery would run down.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i dont mean to sound stupid but what exactly a key light relay thanks for your help .
From : Annonymous
on mar 20 658 am samst...@aol.com wrote on 19 mar 2007 224017 -0700 kissofdeat...@gmail.com wrote ok my parents own a dodge ram van 250 from 1988....they have a hugh problem with the van....when my mother tries to turn the engine over it wont start....you can here the buzz from the drivers door as normal...the radio turns on...the inside/outside turn on as- well....the battery has been replaced..the alternator ha been checked they were told that it is fine....and at first it didnt sound like the starter...i was told from another website to put the van in neutral and try to start it then....my mother did so...then it made a loud ;click click click noise....which to me sounds like the starter..but my fathers thinks its the battery which as i said was replaced.....can anyone please help me!!!! im beging for someones help...please...if u could email me at either kiss0fdeat...@gmail.com or hillybillyg...@hotmail.com which ever is best for you....thank you so much for your time reading this....but please help if you can thank you!!! it sounds like the battery is getting drained overnight from something on in the van. could be a light in the glovebox that is not going off when its closed or something on this order. were any ad-ons installed just before this problem showed up - hide quoted text - - show quoted text -- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - theres no light in the glovebox weird i know lol...the two side lights in the van shut off when you close the door...and the light above the driver/passenger set has to be turned off/on manually...nothing had been added on before all this happened...we had had really bad weather so we didnt use the van for a few days and when it was to be started it wouldnt so we had to get another battery....and it was fine for about a week maybe 2...then all this non-starting started to happen... thank you so much for ur help! .
From : Annonymous
on 20 mar 2007 181145 -0700 kissofdeath89@gmail.com wrote theres no light in the glovebox weird i know lol...the two side lights in the van shut off when you close the door...and the light above the driver/passenger set has to be turned off/on manually...nothing had been added on before all this happened...we had had really bad weather so we didnt use the van for a few days and when it was to be started it wouldnt so we had to get another battery....and it was fine for about a week maybe 2...then all this non-starting started to happen... thank you so much for ur help! either the new battery is faulty or its not getting recharged or its being drained overnight. can you have the battery tested at the place you got it did you was the new battery installed correctly with clean well functioning connectors a poor connection from wiring to the van could cause your symptoms . a way to see if there is an overnight drain on the battery would be drive it for 20 minutes first then remove the positive terminal. when the van is needed next day or later connect the battery and see if it starts. .
From : nick c topolos
on my 75 mini-motor home the key light relay stuck closed and the battery would run down.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i dont mean to sound stupid but what exactly a key light relay thanks for your help my 75 had a small light over the key/ignition switch which turned on when the drivers door was opened. it was controlled by a relay under the dash. i put a meter in series with the battery and pulled fuses until there was no current flow. the manual led me to the relay. .
From : Annonymous
on mar 20 1020 pm samst...@aol.com wrote on 20 mar 2007 181145 -0700 kissofdeat...@gmail.com wrote theres no light in the glovebox weird i know lol...the two side lights in the van shut off when you close the door...and the light above the driver/passenger set has to be turned off/on manually...nothing had been added on before all this happened...we had had really bad weather so we didnt use the van for a few days and when it was to be started it wouldnt so we had to get another battery....and it was fine for about a week maybe 2...then all this non-starting started to happen... thank you so much for ur help! either the new battery is faulty or its not getting recharged or its being drained overnight. can you have the battery tested at the place you got it did you was the new battery installed correctly with clean well functioning connectors a poor connection from wiring to the van could cause your symptoms . a way to see if there is an overnight drain on the battery would be drive it for 20 minutes first then remove the positive terminal. when the van is needed next day or later connect the battery and see if it starts. ok ill try that...thank you so much i really appericate it .
From : Annonymous
on mar 21 124 am nick c topolos ntopo...@comcast.net wrote on my 75 mini-motor home the key light relay stuck closed and the battery would run down.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i dont mean to sound stupid but what exactly a key light relay thanks for your help my 75 had a small light over the key/ignition switch which turned on when the drivers door was opened. it was controlled by a relay under the dash. i put a meter in series with the battery and pulled fuses until there was no current flow. the manual led me to the relay. oh no there is no light like that in the van...but thanks for explaining it for me!!...and thanks for your help .