Re: hard to start truck in am

From: Robert Howe (robbii@pacbell.net)
Date: Tue Jun 15 1999 - 18:05:50 EDT


That's the one.. it's toast... picked up a new one on Sat. :)

-Robert Howe
1995 V6 4x4 5-Speed
Bone Stock :(

-----Original Message-----
From: Chad <mcc@negia.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: DML: hard to start truck in am

>It's just a big, all black battery. I think if you look really close you
>can see MOPAR engraved in it, but I'm not sure.
>
>Chad Clifton
>'95 V6 5-Spd
>
>
>
>Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:
>>
>> "Thanks.... Exactly what I was thinking... but wasn't sure... I'll
>> replace
>> the battery this afternoon and see what happens....
>>
>> Hey.. DOes anyone know what the stock battery looks like in the 95's....
>>
>> just curious... because mine has no markings what so ever....
>>
>> Robert Howe
>> '95 V6 4x4 5-Spd
>> Bone Stock. :(
>> - -----Original Message-----
>> From: brian.duffey@intelsat.int <brian.duffey@intelsat.int>
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>> Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 4:33 AM
>> Subject: DML: RE: Cold Starting.
>>
>> >>From my past experience it could be the starter or the battery or
>> both.
>> >Basically, if your battery is low, it could force your starter to crank
>>
>> >harder (running on lower current) which will put extra strain on the
>> starter
>> >and cause it to possibly fail. Then again, if your starter is going
>> bad,
>> you"
>>
>> -The factory battery has no markings, so your's is probably factory!
>> I wrote a lengthy post about a year ago about how to check for a bad
>> battery/starter, and how to properly diagnose a bad starter to eliminate
>> the battery/battery cable. You may want to search the archives for it
>> (unless someone downloaded it and saved it {sorry, but it was pretty
>> good!} )
>> Patrick
>



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