mxdubbs

My 94 single cab 22re keeps running out of battery,I'v checked to make sure no lights were on and cant find why it keeps dying,I have two 375 Watt amps,I thought that the remote wasn't turning them off but it does.This problem has also existed since I first got it when it had factory stereo equipment.

After I jump it If I come out the very next day after letting it charge for 20 minuets I can start it with a little whining but it starts.If i leave it for more than a day the starter will turn over then start clicking.Has anybody had this problem or do you know how to fix it?I don't want to have to carry an extra battery or jumper cables every where I go.

peow130

Yeah, turn the key off all the way..
Press the black button down on top of the steering column, then turn again.
Or, you might have a short.

abecedarian

Get the battery load tested.

mxdubbs

I don't think it has the switch your talking about "peow" I just looked.

It's a brand new battery but I will have it load tested.

streetlancer

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That sounds familiar to a problem i had. My solution: a new duralast yellow top battery.
I had trouble starting the truck every other day and it eventually worked its way to every time. At first i thought it was a bad alternator but that checked out okay. Ever since the battery, it starts every time.

mxdubbs

I thought it was the alternator too, but I really don't know what to do, and I don't want to go buy a brand new battery after I just bought one.

thedanned

It could be an ignition off draw. There is a pretty good writeup here

http://www.underhoodservice.com/Arti...raw_tests.aspx

mxdubbs

I checked that link it could be that I will see if my dad will let my borrow his multimeter,But could it happen in less than a day?

Blue Bowtie

I had this problem a couple of months ago, ended up being a bad alternator. What ever happened inside it, allowed it to have enough draw to kill my battery overnight.

thedanned

If the draw is large enough, heck yeah. Especially if its cold where you live.

mxdubbs

Well I asked my dad for his multimeter,he asked what for and I told him.
He laughed at me and said that it was the alternator he already checked it well theres a fix i guess

limon32

Most autopart stores will check the alternator for you for free, just pull it and take it in to them. Likely your problem, however you could have a bad connection, a short, dirty terminals, etc.

I always recommend doing the free things first, have the alt. tested, inspect the ground and positive wires for the battery and the output wire from the alt. The last alternator I tried to replace had a very cheap output wire terminal that was rusted away to nearly nothing, saved replacing the alt.

mxdubbs

Well I trust my dad since he said he would get the parts for it to run and he doesn't want to buy something it wont need.

I can't stand how the alternator is so far down and hard to get to!

rattlewagon

take it out from the bottom.

aviator

Nice of your dad to let you know there was something wrong with it. lol

I have a similar problem but it is def. a short...

aviator

That's something I did'nt know runna thanks I'll check that diode thing it makes sense, the rebuild shop may have pooched it when the rebuilt my alt a few years ago....