Ben Vaughan wrote:
>
> Well I went outside to crank up my truck today and all I was greeted with
> was a clicking noise...Opened the hood, looked at the battery and the test
> indicator was clear. Checked to see if it was putting out any juice, none.
> Tried jumping it off, no luck. So I took it to Wal-Mart and bought me a new
> battery and the only one they had that would fit was an EverStart
> Extreme...$60!!!!!!! I put it in and now it works like a charm. Why would my
> battery go dead so early?!?! I'm startin to get fed up! My tires crap out
> at 14,000...My Idle Air Sensor goes kaput at about 20,000...and now my
> battery goes dead at 27,500. WHY?!?!
>
> Ben Vaughan
Sounds to me like your + terminal was corroded, because you weren't able
to jump it off. When you changed the battery it cleaned the terminal,
not to mention that the alternator can't charge the battery if it isn't
making good contact. It happens all the time.
Did you have the battery load tested for a bad cell?
Alan S.
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