See: http://www.odysseybatteries.com/
Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
> Cool battery...it's a 12volt right? (Kinda small, what's the CCA?)
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jayson
> Woodruff
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 5:05 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: 4.7L not starting (showing off new battery)
>
>
>
> Yeah, it was the battery, I just couldn't imagine a battery being fine
> on Saturday and So dead it won't idle on Sunday (all the while the
> little green dot lit up). The dealer replaced the steering pump for me,
> then wanted to charge $150 for a battery (bite me). So I swapped
> batteries in thier parking lot (in front of all the people test driving
> Dodges ;-))
>
> Anyways, a broken part always opens the door for an upgrade.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/woodrufj/dakota/batteries.html
>
> This ought to help the autoXing a little.
>
> BTW does anyone for some weird reason need the stock battery hold down
> stuff? If not, it goes in the trash tomorrow.
>
> Jay W
> 505/287 Dakota
>
> Rick Barnes wrote:
>
>>Yes, a very weak battery will not even hold idle. You will have to
>>really rev it to keep the engine running, this is normal.
>>
>>Rascal
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jayson
>>Woodruff
>>Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:46 PM
>>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>>Subject: Re: DML: 4.7L manual not starting
>>
>>
>>The bigger problem is it won't hold an idle. I've had a truck run
>>without a battery before, so would a dieing battery really cause the
>>idle to stall?
>>
>>It's in Tuttle-Click's hands now. It needed to go in for the Power
>>steering pump anyways, that's why I let them have first crack.
>>
>>Jay W
>>505/287 Dakota
>>
>>Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hmm, wonder if that harness under recall rubbed through? Anyway, if
>>>the clock and radio reset, then I bet the battery is going south, or
>>>the ASD relay may be not functioning well. Always start at the
>>>battery with an electrical problem. You want at least 12.4 volts
>>>after removing the static charge (turn truck off, then turn headlights
>>>on for 30 seconds, then back off again, and check battery voltage)
>>>Patrick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>2000 4.7L manual
>>>>
>>>>Weird. It start by acting like the battery was going south,
>>>>struggling to start. Then after about 5 weak starts, it fired up, but
>>>>wouldn't idle. The exaust sounds a little weak at idle, but normal
>>>>with the throttle on a little.
>>>>
>>>>Then I stopped for gas, it struggled a lot to start. And it actually
>>>>cut all the power out of my acceries (reset my radio's setting and
>>>>clock).
>>>>
>>>>Any thoughts? Probably going to the dealer tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>>Jay W
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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