2000 V8 5.9 dead after 2 hours from jump start
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2000 V8 5.9 dead after 2 hours from jump start
i have this annoying puzzle i cant figure out i dont have much experience so looking for help here
today i replaced the wires going to the battery fuse box and alternator+starter now it starts and runs after being jump started
before i hooked the jump starters even to the + and - cables themselves and got nothing so did said above , it seemed to help but has not fixed the problem of it dieing after 2 hours off a jump start. iv had auto zone test the starter alternator and battery and they all tested good
any ideas? also need to get the driver side valve gasket fixed its leaky need to figure out why it cant keep a charge though first ??
edit update: also forgot to say, i have tested every fuse and relay too.. they're all good, unless there is some in the cabin that i dont know about but i dont think there is, i have run out of ideas.
today i replaced the wires going to the battery fuse box and alternator+starter now it starts and runs after being jump started
before i hooked the jump starters even to the + and - cables themselves and got nothing so did said above , it seemed to help but has not fixed the problem of it dieing after 2 hours off a jump start. iv had auto zone test the starter alternator and battery and they all tested good
any ideas? also need to get the driver side valve gasket fixed its leaky need to figure out why it cant keep a charge though first ??
edit update: also forgot to say, i have tested every fuse and relay too.. they're all good, unless there is some in the cabin that i dont know about but i dont think there is, i have run out of ideas.
Last edited by Turmoilx; 05-29-2017 at 07:27 PM.
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well looks like im going to be investing in a auto scanner and power probe because those parts are good^ as said in first post
Last edited by Turmoilx; 06-01-2017 at 01:11 PM.
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i havent ordered those fancy tools yet kinda thinking to myself yeah get them and at the same time do i really need them, anyway im not sure what to do because the battery gets flattened in about 10 seconds after turning the key and all this time i cant get the starter to crank would a bad relay cause any of this? i dont think i checked them correctly not sure how
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Your alternator should charge 13.8-14.8 volts. It sounds like a bad battery to me especially if you've replaced the wiring. Don't ever trust autozone to test a battery or charging system..... you need to have a real shop run a load test on both the charging system and the battery individually. If your battery is bad the alternator should be pushing near peak amps for what the output is. Just my two cents.