That's most likely it, or you have a dead cell. After sitting for 8 hours, a
good battery should sit at 13.48 to 13.61. When you checked the voltage, did
you probe the posts, or the cable ends? Try probing both, seperately. Also
try the voltage at the positive side and the voltage at the starter post.
There should be no more than a .04 volt drop. Biff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@comcast.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:35 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Dead Dak - Help please!
Sounds like a possible very bad connection at the ground side of the
battery, that is a lot of resistance to start melting a ground cable. Clean
those connections well and try it again.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Stephen
Cecil
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:41 AM
> To: Dakota List
> Subject: DML: Dead Dak - Help please!
>
>
> Yesterday while driving home, about 100 yards from my house, my Dak (2K
4.7L
>
> Auto) stopped running all of a sudden. When I tried to re-start it, it
would barely turn over. I have a 6-month old Optima battery. Thinking the
battery was low, I got my wife's car and tried to jump it. It only cranked
a little better, and the insulation on the engine ground strap started to
melt!
>
> I thought it might be heat soak in the starter(my '69 Camaro w/headers
used to do that all the time), but that's never happened to the Dak before.
I got it
> towed to the house and tried to start it this morning. It will crank
slowly at first and then faster as it goes, but as soon as it seems to
catch, the engine dies. Also, the ground strap insulation melting thing is
still there. No clanking or unusual mechanical sounds. It hasn't lit up
the check engine light. I have checked the voltage of the battery (~12.3V
resting).
>
> The last time I had something like this happen (in a Impala), the timing
gears were stripped. Luckily I have a motorcycle to ride to work on, but I
would like to see if I can fix this without going to the dealer. I have
the FSM but haven't had the time to run through it yet. Any ideas or
suggestions?
> I'm in digest mode, but I'll be checking the WWW gateway throughout the
day.
>
> Thanks! Steve
> 00 CC Sport+ 4.7L Auto 3.55 LSD
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