680 Cranking Amps (significantly less CCA's, but hey it's Southern
California). And yes, 12V. Altough I picked it up in a car that uses
6V ;-).
The battery is wrapped in it's own heat shield (black metal stuff).
I put the battery flat on the old tray (ana the temp sensor).
I had to buy a battery cable since the old one that goes to the fuse box
was WAY to short.
Jay W
505/287 Dakota
Jim Miller WB5OXQ wrote:
> Dont forget that the hold down on some models is a heat shield which is
> supposed to extend the battery life and make sure the bottom of the battery
> makes contact with the heat sensor if your truck is equipped with one. My
> 99 was and once I put a Ford battery in and had to put a piece of 1x4 in the
> bottom of the tray so it would fit. BAD MISTAKE. The heat sensor could not
> read the battery temp and told the alternator to overcharge and cause the
> battery to push acid out. Then I learned what the thing in the bottom of
> the tray was for. True, factory batterys in Dodges usually suck pretty
> bad!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 5:11 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: 4.7L not starting (showing off new battery)
>
>
>
>>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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