dead battery
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dead battery
87 t-bird,3.8, 100,000 miles, all original :starter, starter relayand ignition switch. New: bat & cables.
The battery was four years old and the cables were getting damaged w/acid. Both were replaced and the car started and all was well for 24 hrs. Car was dead so replaced the new bat. 24 hrs later-dead, less than 4volts. I have not removed the starter to have it tested. Could it be ignition switch, starter, or relay and how to test switch? Just before the elect trouble I noticed that the radio began to pick up a lot of engine's rpm sounds.
The battery was four years old and the cables were getting damaged w/acid. Both were replaced and the car started and all was well for 24 hrs. Car was dead so replaced the new bat. 24 hrs later-dead, less than 4volts. I have not removed the starter to have it tested. Could it be ignition switch, starter, or relay and how to test switch? Just before the elect trouble I noticed that the radio began to pick up a lot of engine's rpm sounds.
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Originally Posted by t-bird
87 t-bird,3.8, 100,000 miles, all original :starter, starter relayand ignition switch. New: bat & cables.
The battery was four years old and the cables were getting damaged w/acid. Both were replaced and the car started and all was well for 24 hrs. Car was dead so replaced the new bat. 24 hrs later-dead, less than 4volts. I have not removed the starter to have it tested. Could it be ignition switch, starter, or relay and how to test switch? Just before the elect trouble I noticed that the radio began to pick up a lot of engine's rpm sounds.
The battery was four years old and the cables were getting damaged w/acid. Both were replaced and the car started and all was well for 24 hrs. Car was dead so replaced the new bat. 24 hrs later-dead, less than 4volts. I have not removed the starter to have it tested. Could it be ignition switch, starter, or relay and how to test switch? Just before the elect trouble I noticed that the radio began to pick up a lot of engine's rpm sounds.
agree with 442 also see if there's something draining juice off the batt overnight.