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Ford voltage leak is like mystery novel. Please read.
frank wight wrote:
> Two weeks later the car won't start...replaced the firewall mounted > celinoid Solenoid. > > Two weeks later car won't start...replaced battery cables from the > starter to the > celinoid AND the celinoid to the battery (2 wires). SOLENOID! > > MY POINT: I think that there is still something in the cars' > electrical loop > that is stealing away electricity...maybe the ignition or some wire > that is > grounding out (?) your comments are welcome. Thanks. > The only way to find problems like this is to be systematic. Remove a battery cable, and then put an ammeter or test light in series between the battery and the cable. If the test lamp lights or the ammeter shows current above a few milliamps (with the doors closed and the hood light disabled, obviously), then you've got a hidden current draw. Start removing fuses until it goes away. Remove the bulb in the trunk light to see if it's not going out when you close the trunk. Same for the underhood light. If you don't find a current draw, check the alternator. I don't see ANY mention of it having been properly checked. Charging a dead battery and putting it back in won't do any good if the alternator won't keep it charged. With the engine running, the voltage at the battery should be AT LEAST 13.8 volts and not over 15.0 volts. If its outside that range, either the alternator or the regulator is not functioning. |
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Ford voltage leak is like mystery novel. Please read.
Steve wrote:
> frank wight wrote: > > > > Two weeks later the car won't start...replaced the firewall mounted > > celinoid > > Solenoid. He probably bought one that didn't come in a box on which that word would have been written. |
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Ford voltage leak is like mystery novel. Please read.
Kaz Kylheku wrote:
> Steve wrote: >> frank wight wrote: >> > Two weeks later the car won't start...replaced the firewall mounted >> > celinoid >> >> Solenoid. > > He probably bought one that didn't come in a box on which that word > would have been written. Nah, he must be a Solene Dion fan. -- All relevant people are pertinent. All rude people are impertinent. Therefore, no rude people are relevant. -- Solomon W. Golomb |
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Ford voltage leak is like mystery novel. Please read.
Frank.....classic symptoms of a shorted diode in the alternator. The diodes only let current flow out of the alternator while the engine is running and prevent it from flowing the opposite direction when you shut the engine off. If one or more are shorted, everything will work fine, alternator will still charge, until you turn it off and the battery begins to drain back through the diodes. -- txturbo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ txturbo's Profile: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...?userid=477592 View this thread: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=533662 http://www.automotiveforums.com |
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Ford voltage leak is like mystery novel. Please read.
Seen a stuck horn relay once. The owner must have disconnected the horn to stop the noise, but the relay coil was still energized by a shorted horn button wire and that coil drained the battery overnight. Does the horn on the OP's vehicle work normally? Dan |
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