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Another dead battery morning
BJL Offline
Moderator
#1
ugh, i though 800 cold crankin ampos was a lot! BULLSH*T!!!!!!
go otu this mornign to warm up the TC go turn the kjey seem fine all light light right up turn to start "CLICK!" motherf@@#$r
ugh turn it off turn on ignition let Brake booster pump up, try agian, still "click: grr voltage drops to 7 volts, then nothing!
agh, took Mom's Crown Vic to work, then took sis car out to dinner,c ame home, jump started the TC start up witht eh jump., grrrr, i think my stereo killed my battery!

WHAT A F#$^ING DAY!

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Brian J Larkin AKA Turbo
1988 Turbo Coupe 5spd
Twilight Blue
so much rebiult or replaced i lost track!
Repaint in Jan 02 by me and my close friends
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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revamp Offline
Member
#2
Lol, what a day.. that's been like that for me all week. I haven't had time to get my feul pump done, so I've been driving an Olds and a Gran Marquee, sucks going from 2.3 w/ boost to 2 tons worth of a 6 cylinder. O well, sh*t happens.
88 TC W/ 87K:
K&N in custom sanded airbox||Gillis Valve||Stereo Sytem: Pioneer 8400, Infinity Ref. Series & Polk Audio Speakers Powered by 4 Channel Pioneer Amps||Performance Radiator & Cooling System||Custom Interior Converion||Gutted Cat & Dynamax Ultra Flow Muffler||Indiglo Gauges ||and more to come!
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Jeff K Offline
Administrator
#3
Check for excessive current drain when off. Could the trunk, glove box, or center console lights be staying on all the time? That will drain a batt over night in cold weather.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 20 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 00 Windstar (wifes vehicle)
Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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Pete D Offline
Administrator
#4
Do you have a radar detector. These things draw enough to run down a good battery in about a week in warm weather. In cold weather, when the rest of the windshield was iced, I have seen a 3" wide area clear of ice, directly above the radar detector. If it puts out that much heat, it has to be drawing some current.

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88 TC X 2, 86 SVO, mods list at
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Pete Dunham


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BJL Offline
Moderator
#5
i thinkit was becuas ei was idling for 30mins with the stereo going full blast and the defrosting blower kitting ful blast, so im at 12 volt and drove 3 miels home shut her off anf she ws dead int eh morning. i jumepr her last night and she started right up this mornign and started riught up after sitting form 8:30-6:30 al day, so i think its back.

So it just odd i think the batteyr is dying( its ment for a 96 F-super duty tow truck, and myt alter nato i doubt can charge it up completly, as revamp said SH*T HAPPENS!
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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