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TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 20:05:22 GMT -5

Post by XJLI on Oct 28, 2008 20:05:22 GMT -5

hokay.

so two weeks ago nicole's car was acting up, dimming headlights and shit.. stalled on me one night.. anyway, then it wouldnt start. new battery, and hokay its fine, til now. its stone dead again, 11.8V at the battery, NO accessories, NOTHING. not even a interior light or a relay click. i towed it back to our apt with my jeep last night.

anyway, last time it happened, i check the alt and it read 14V from the alt wire to chassis ground- even though i was pretty sure the alt wasnt charging the batt, nicole's dad insisted it was the battery, so she bought a battery. been fine for 2 weeks, now its dead again.

last week it was dead and i went to check it, closed the door and bam the it came to life. i went crazy looking for a loose wire and came up with nothing, and it was fine for a while after that.

last night it took FOREVER to jump, and when we got it running, i let is idle for a while then turned on the headlights and bam dead.

ideas, go. i dont want to have her drop money on an alternator til i know that its 100% the problem.

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88XJchief Posts: 1,831	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 20:08:43 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 88XJchief on Oct 28, 2008 20:08:43 GMT -5 Check grounds. Do you have access to a battery alternator tester?
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OTTE Posts: 202	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 20:09:13 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by OTTE on Oct 28, 2008 20:09:13 GMT -5 Hey I work for Ford, but no experience with with older tarus. I will ask around at work. What year is it?
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XJLI The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria. Posts: 6,923	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 20:11:25 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by XJLI on Oct 28, 2008 20:11:25 GMT -5 nope, all i have is a DMM that i can borrow from my friend next door. its a 93, 3.0 V6. i checked the grounds i could see, unless theres some engine ground i cant see. batt voltage is the same from + to - and from + to chassis.
	Last Edit: Oct 28, 2008 20:12:08 GMT -5 by XJLI 3" Rustys/JKS/RE, Locked Rear, Lotsa Armor. flickr.com/photos/mysteryman3846

hippie-metal the goal Posts: 1,267	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 20:12:37 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hippie-metal on Oct 28, 2008 20:12:37 GMT -5 Oct 28, 2008 20:08:43 GMT -5 88XJchief said: Check grounds. Do you have access to a battery alternator tester? autozone test for free
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TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 21:24:20 GMT -5

Post by Dr. Thunder on Oct 28, 2008 21:24:20 GMT -5

Oct 28, 2008 20:12:37 GMT -5 hippie-metal said:

Oct 28, 2008 20:08:43 GMT -5 88XJchief said:

Check grounds. Do you have access to a battery alternator tester?

autozone test for free

Yea x2 on that. But the door shutting and making it act says theres other problems. Looks like you need to find that loose wire.

CSaddict PayPal hater I love Newbs. Posts: 3,889	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 21:31:42 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CSaddict on Oct 28, 2008 21:31:42 GMT -5 Adam how clean are the battery terminals themselves? Scrape them down and hit them with some sand paper.
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CumminsJeep chick chick BURNNNNN Posts: 3,526	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 21:46:32 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CumminsJeep on Oct 28, 2008 21:46:32 GMT -5 if anything weird liek that happens, check your grounds first
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TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 28, 2008 22:35:06 GMT -5

Post by XJLI on Oct 28, 2008 22:35:06 GMT -5

Oct 28, 2008 21:31:42 GMT -5 CSaddict said:

Adam how clean are the battery terminals themselves? Scrape them down and hit them with some sand paper.

i have those terminal cleaner wire things.. did that before i did anything else two weeks ago. i gotta really get under this and look for bad grounds. i think it might be in the door or that side somewhere in the dash. fuck.

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FireFighter32 Posts: 2,210	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 29, 2008 10:16:23 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FireFighter32 on Oct 29, 2008 10:16:23 GMT -5 damn electrical gremlins
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Rev. AL Posts: 2,257	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 29, 2008 10:20:43 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rev. AL on Oct 29, 2008 10:20:43 GMT -5 Oct 29, 2008 10:16:23 GMT -5 FireFighter32 said: damn fords
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xjeeper Posts: 1,388	TAURUS TECH!!1! Oct 30, 2008 17:12:29 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xjeeper on Oct 30, 2008 17:12:29 GMT -5 check for corrosion on all the battery cables and alt/starter wires
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Post by OTTE on Oct 28, 2008 20:09:13 GMT -5

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Post by hippie-metal on Oct 28, 2008 20:12:37 GMT -5

Post by Dr. Thunder on Oct 28, 2008 21:24:20 GMT -5

Post by CSaddict on Oct 28, 2008 21:31:42 GMT -5

Post by CumminsJeep on Oct 28, 2008 21:46:32 GMT -5

Post by XJLI on Oct 28, 2008 22:35:06 GMT -5

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