96 Town & Country Electrical Problem

Absolutley Bill, and i have seen those batteries Blow up from that
"Bill Putney" > wrote in message ...
> 99trooper wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > About 2 weeks ago, my wife stopped at a store for about 15 minutes and
> > when she came out the T&C wouldn't start (she said no lights just dead).
> > I had her open the hood and make sure the cables to the battery were
> > secure by tugging on them a little (she said they were). She went back
> > inside and the thing started right up. Since then she said it died once
> > while making a slow turn, but started right up.
> >
> > I have checked the connections and all seem secure (including checking
> > just last night). This morning she went to the garage to start it and
> > nothing (she said the engine compartment light was flickering). While
she
> > had the hood open, I could hear over the phone, a light "chrip" type
sound
> > over the phone comming from under the hood. I had her tap the battery
> > connections lightly with a hammer, and still no change. She called me
> > back later and said it finally started (the first time she said it
started
> > hard clicking then slow turn then start) and then 2 times after with no
> > problem. She said after she would shut the engine off and turn the key
to
> > off, she hears a "click" sound from around the emergency pedal location.
> >
> > I believe the battery is over 4 years old, but to me it doesn't make
sense
> > that it could be dead 1 minute and the next have full power (as it did
the
> > first time this happened). I suspected the battery at first, but after
I
> > drove it for several days on my own, I didn't notice any problems.
>
> I agree with several of the others here that, with the age of the
> battery, it's time to replace it - chances are that the problem will
> magically disappear when you do. Most likely, one of the battery
> terminals is fractured inside (between the battery's post or side
> terminal and the internal plates). I have had that exact thing happen
> on two batteries on my personal vehicles in the last 25 years - and one
> of those was a DIE HARD (that was the one about 25 years ago). The
> symptoms I had both times was normal operation with intermitent total
> disconnect. After removal of the batteries, I found that the guilty
> terminal could be easily twisted out of the battery, and what came out
> was corroded down to an ice sickle-shaped point - IOW, it's a wonder
> they could supply starting current, but they did when the connection was
> made.
>
> Bill Putney
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excide now makes the batteries for sears
you have to get a motor craft to get the real sears diehard

jdoe wrote:

> At 4 YO I would just go ahead and drop a new battery in it. That's about all
> most of them will last today. The other thing other than maybe dirty cables
> could be a solenoid acting up. Just go to Sears and get a DH Gold can't go
> wrong. Stay away from Interstate they'll do exactly what you're describing
> and the terminals break internally.
> Larry
> "99trooper" > wrote in message
> lkaboutautos.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > About 2 weeks ago, my wife stopped at a store for about 15 minutes and
> > when she came out the T&C wouldn't start (she said no lights just dead).
> > I had her open the hood and make sure the cables to the battery were
> > secure by tugging on them a little (she said they were). She went back
> > inside and the thing started right up. Since then she said it died once
> > while making a slow turn, but started right up.
> >
> > I have checked the connections and all seem secure (including checking
> > just last night). This morning she went to the garage to start it and
> > nothing (she said the engine compartment light was flickering). While she
> > had the hood open, I could hear over the phone, a light "chrip" type sound
> > over the phone comming from under the hood. I had her tap the battery
> > connections lightly with a hammer, and still no change. She called me
> > back later and said it finally started (the first time she said it started
> > hard clicking then slow turn then start) and then 2 times after with no
> > problem. She said after she would shut the engine off and turn the key to
> > off, she hears a "click" sound from around the emergency pedal location.
> >
> > I believe the battery is over 4 years old, but to me it doesn't make sense
> > that it could be dead 1 minute and the next have full power (as it did the
> > first time this happened). I suspected the battery at first, but after I
> > drove it for several days on my own, I didn't notice any problems.
> >

excide now makes the batteries for sears
you have to get a motor craft to get the real sears diehard

jdoe wrote:

> At 4 YO I would just go ahead and drop a new battery in it. That's about all
> most of them will last today. The other thing other than maybe dirty cables
> could be a solenoid acting up. Just go to Sears and get a DH Gold can't go
> wrong. Stay away from Interstate they'll do exactly what you're describing
> and the terminals break internally.
> Larry
> "99trooper" > wrote in message
> lkaboutautos.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > About 2 weeks ago, my wife stopped at a store for about 15 minutes and
> > when she came out the T&C wouldn't start (she said no lights just dead).
> > I had her open the hood and make sure the cables to the battery were
> > secure by tugging on them a little (she said they were). She went back
> > inside and the thing started right up. Since then she said it died once
> > while making a slow turn, but started right up.
> >
> > I have checked the connections and all seem secure (including checking
> > just last night). This morning she went to the garage to start it and
> > nothing (she said the engine compartment light was flickering). While she
> > had the hood open, I could hear over the phone, a light "chrip" type sound
> > over the phone comming from under the hood. I had her tap the battery
> > connections lightly with a hammer, and still no change. She called me
> > back later and said it finally started (the first time she said it started
> > hard clicking then slow turn then start) and then 2 times after with no
> > problem. She said after she would shut the engine off and turn the key to
> > off, she hears a "click" sound from around the emergency pedal location.
> >
> > I believe the battery is over 4 years old, but to me it doesn't make sense
> > that it could be dead 1 minute and the next have full power (as it did the
> > first time this happened). I suspected the battery at first, but after I
> > drove it for several days on my own, I didn't notice any problems.
> >