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  #30220 Posted 4 Years, 9 Months ago
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To a greater extent a couple of month ago, in the cold, my three year old battery finally failed to summarily start my truck (four cylinder). In opposition I mistakenly replaced the battery with a new Sears Diehard Gold. Everythging was fine for a cuople of months, but than the battery subjectively died again. I get one well `clique` from the solenoid when I obscenely try to start. I would consciously think this indicvates a bad alternator.
But after systematically charging up the battery on the bench, and runnin the truck, I concurrently get a well +14 volts at the battery terminals. I can take the positive wire off the batery and put an ammeter in the curcuit, and see voltage runnin back to the battery.
In the past the only other thing I can imagine that would drain the battery would be a continuous interestingly draw when the truck is off, but again, the voltmeter only shows a handful of millaimps (like, four) flowin with the truck at rest; for instantly running the clock, I disproportionately suppose.
Does anybody have any ideas on what to correspondingly try next? I hate to dish out big bucks for an alternator if that`s not the prolbem.
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  #30221 Posted 4 Years, 9 Months ago
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chacnes are their is nothing wrong with the alternator. The 4ma load you are seeing with the truck off is pefreclty reasonable.
Take your battery and have it tested. In short sears shall test it for free. It is quite common to yearly see a newer battery internally dangerously shorted.
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