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snowchutes
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 09:19 am: | 
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when I try and start my 98 D1 with 41K miles. I think Battery is OK because lights work and radio has not lost its settings. I can jump the truck but it takes a few tries. When I am in the truck Tick sounds like it is on pasanger side by the floor. I checked serpintine belt from post further down the page and the belt is tight and appears fine. Any help would be appreciated.
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Carl E. Cedeholm (Cederholm)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 09:40 am: |
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snowchutes,
I take it the truck in not turning over, just ticking..?? If so, it sounds like your battery, or your starter.
The starter takes a lot more juice than your lights or radio.
I'd check the battery first, if it's OK, pull the starter and have it bench tested.
Carl |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 09:57 am: |
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You're just hearing the solenoid clicking - low battery voltage will cause the solenoid to engage, but does not have enough juice to turn the starter motor/engine.
Either battery itself is shot and/or something is draining the battery or the alternator is not charging it properly.
If it still takes a bit to turn over even when jumping, I'd suspect the battery is toast - but pull the alternator off and have it bench tested also to be sure. |
Bill K (Bill_K)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 10:00 am: |
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Starter is my guess. If it was a battery, it would have started with a jump (on the first try. |
Kyle
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 10:21 am: |
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I am going with the starter as well , the extra juice is just helping it over the "Hump"
Kyle |
snowchutes
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 10:25 am: |
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Thanks, GUys. My feeling was the starter as well. After I get it jumped and drive for a good half hour or more, I pull into garage turn it off, try to restart and then just tick, tick tick. I'll have starter and alternator checked. |
Dee
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 10:40 am: |
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I would also check the Batt cables both postive and negative. I had to change mine last year the postive was so corroded there were large bumpps in it. The corrosion did not allow the starter to gett the required voltage. I also noticed at the same time that it would not come out of park. At first i thought it might be the brake light switch. i needed to roll it back to get it on the flat bed to be towed home. LOL i need to check the tow vrs dring miles and figure out the ratios. Only car ive ever owned that i needed to use tow services... |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 11:00 am: |
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Ticking Noise Eh?
Sounds like a switch to me........Relays like to tick when they become AFU.
Paul
AFU = All Fucked Up |
snowchutes
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 11:30 am: |
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Cables are pretty clean. Barely any corrosion on them. |
Shane C. (Qsiguy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 03:22 pm: |
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If the battery was really bad it wouldn't take a jump so I wouldn't rule that out completely. I have to replace batteries all the time in the summer for customers and when some get bad enough they don't want to start even with a jump.
Shane |
snowchutes
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 03:51 pm: |
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If the battery was really bad wouldn't I lose all the radio presets? Also wouldn't it recharge after I drive with it after I get it jumped? Also headlights, interior lights etc all work fine. |
Shane C. (Qsiguy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 04:28 pm: |
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Wouldn't necessarily loose presets, the battery will sit at 12 volts (+/-) unless a load is put on it. Put a volt meter on the battery and watch the voltage while you or someone else cranks the engine, it shouldn't drop much lower than 9-10 volts while cranking or I say it's most likely bad. That said, if your starter is bad it may draw excessive amperage and make your battery voltage drop below 10 volts.
It could definitely just be a bad starter, just didn't want you to rule out a bad battery because I see that a lot and batteries are more likely to fail than the starter.
Shane |
Jeremy A. (Jmansphc)
| | Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 03:12 pm: |
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same thing happened to me and I had to get a new ground cable..... |
Rob Choromokos
| | Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 10:39 pm: |
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Starter. (been there done that) |
snowchutes
| | Posted on Friday, August 30, 2002 - 10:46 am: |
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It was the battery, But I will definetely keep my eye on the starter.
Thanks for the help
Cheers!! |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Friday, August 30, 2002 - 12:34 pm: |
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Told ya! 
Bill |
Shane C. (Qsiguy)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 12:07 am: |
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HEHE, That's what I said too. It's fun being right isn't it Bill.
Shane |
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