Hi,
I have a 99 Express cargo van, 305 V-8, 112K miles. This morning when I
was went out to go to work, it didn't start - dead battery was my
thought, so I had the neighbor jump me - started right up. Let it idle
for about 1/2 hour
after I got to work. I turned it off, then back on, and it started no
problem. 4 hours later, I get in to go back home and it went "tick
tick tick tick" with no turnover. The ticking was in the dash, not at
the starter. I thought battery again and went and got my charger. Now
here's the part that might have screwed me - I left the battery hooked
up when I put the charger on it. Now the gauges come on when I
put the key in and turn it to "On", but when I turn it to "Start",
everything goes dead and not a sound is heard from the motor.
Any thoughts? Did I fry the computer with the charger? Any suggestions
are welcome and appreciated!
Thanks,
Tom
MikeG - 19 Jan 2006 22:44 GMT
My money is on a dead battery. During the starting sequence, not enough
juice to keep the dashboard alive.
> Hi,
> I have a 99 Express cargo van, 305 V-8, 112K miles. This morning when I
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> Thanks,
> Tom
MikeG - 19 Jan 2006 22:46 GMT
Forgot to add....terminals clean??
> Hi,
> I have a 99 Express cargo van, 305 V-8, 112K miles. This morning when I
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> Thanks,
> Tom
Tom Elliot - 20 Jan 2006 17:46 GMT
Thanks for the posts - it wasn't the battery, just not a good connection
at the terminals. Cut away some of the rubber boot on the wires,
scraped clean the battery terminal then tightened everything up and it's
all ok.
Thanks!
Tom
> Forgot to add....terminals clean??
> > Hi,
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Al Bundy - 19 Jan 2006 23:54 GMT
> Hi,
> I have a 99 Express cargo van, 305 V-8, 112K miles. This morning when I
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> Thanks,
This is not rocket science. You need a battery. It doesn't sound like
you want to actually check anything so start with replacing that
anchient battery. If it's not anchient, change it anyway.
> Tom