I guess what's got me confused is the fact that after the dome light was
on, it DID start, but after a night in the driveway, with no lights on,
it was dead. Was the post-dome light start a fluke or do I have some
drain on the battery?
I get that the dead battery is causing the not starting. Now I'm trying
to figure out if there's a drain or a failure in charging. I don't want
to just put a new battery in and drain that one dead too.
jdurling@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Jim, not to offend you but the battery will keep the truck from starting. I
> am not sure what exactly his problem is due to the cel's but the starting
> condition will happen no problem. That battery can't get over 12 volts or he
> didn't keep the revs up for a little bit to get it there and as soon as you
> take the jump off of it it will die. Unfortunantly I've been there and done
> that one too many times.
>
> Jeff Durling
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Miller WB5OXQ" <wb5oxq@grandecom.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:11 AM
> Subject: DML: Re: Not Starting
>
>
>
>>These trucks are notorious about battery failures and that can and often
>>does cause the computer to loose memory about idle speed, transmission
>>shifting etc. However it should not prevent it from starting. First try
>
> a
>
>>new fully charged battery, not a jump start and you may have to press
>
> light
>
>>ly on the accellerator pedal but do not floor it while cranking. If the
>>engine does not try to start within 15 seconds there could be a blown fuse
>>or faulty relay preventing the fuel pump from running.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "J Wynia" <jwynia@pragmapool.com>
>>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 9:54 AM
>>Subject: DML: Not Starting
>>
>>
>>
>>>Background: I bought my 99 Sport (77000 miles) about a month ago and
>>>have driven it about 400 miles since then. I've replace the spark plugs,
>>>O2 sensors and the air filter (K&N) to clear up the check engine light.
>>>The shop said I probably should replace the catalytic convertor too. As
>>>most of these things are things that are really maintenance, I don't
>>>have a problem with them. This week, I took it in to get the A/C
>>>installed. Drove it home Thursday in a huge traffic jam and the check
>>>engine light came on again. I figured it was the catalytic convertor and
>>>the new post-cat O2 sensor and I'd bring it in on Monday. Then,
>>>yesterday morning, when I left to run some errands, it started really
>>>slow and the voltage was really low. After starting, it was fine. As I
>>>had noticed the dome light on, I figured it was just stupidity. I ran my
>>>errands and came home. Then, last night I got in to run to the store and
>>>it was really dead. This time without anything left on. We rolled it out
>>>of the driveway and tried to jump start it. After letting it charge up a
>>>bit, it would turn over, but after one sputtering start, it died and now
>>>it won't catch even on a jump start. As, to me, a vehicle being unable
>>>to start/move falls under the 3 month/3000 mile warranty, I'll be towing
>>>it to the dealership on Monday, but I'm looking for ideas as to what
>>>might be wrong.
>>>
>>>--
>>>____________________________
>>>J Wynia
>>>Pragmapool, Inc.
>>>Pragmatic tools and services for your web problems.
>>>www.pragmapool.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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