NickySantoro <NickySantoro@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:39:22 -0500, Edd Dicker <edd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Seems the bad weather in NJ (ice and below freezing temps) have done my
>>poor little ride in.
>>
>>First I thought it was the battery but alas, even with a Jump, only
>>worked once.
>>
>>6 Cyl GT Manual
>>
>>Symptoms:
>>Turn the Ign. Key, dashboard lights up and just click/click/click.
>>Seems to be power related since the lights will come on, go 1/2 off and
>>then kinda sputter.
>>When I try again, all lights on dash go dead and nothing, not even a
>>click.
>>
>>When I just turn on headlights or parking lights, seems to be a weird
>>low hum from just forward under hood of driver side where fuse box is.
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Edd
> How old is the battery? Have you had it tested? They can be good one
> day and as dead as Julius Caesar the next. I've also seen them with
> internal shorts that precluded even a jump.
> FWIW
> YMMV
>
Yup, had the same thing with in my Ford. Battery was good one day, then
drove to the mall. After 20 minutes in the mall I couldn't even crank it
over. Surprisingly even a jump from a large truck battery didn't start
it. Turns out the max output voltage of the battery was 9.xx volts. I
had a shorted cell.
Didn't figurer that out until after I had the vehicle towed home and I
changed out the starter motor.
Check the battery voltage. Your battery is near (if not already at) it's
end of life, and cold weather doesn't help.
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