problems with relocated battery not charging
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problems with relocated battery not charging
After my sits for 8-10 hour it takes forever for the car to start, if not I have to jump it off. Brand new optima red top, altenator checked (2). starter checked, engine ground checked(new), battery ground checked , I mean what else could it be. After driving around the car wont idle very well at red lights. I never had 12 volts when idling
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Where is the negative cable being grounded on?
Have you scraped away all the paint from the chassis before connecting this ground cable?
How long is the negative cable?
-Ted
Have you scraped away all the paint from the chassis before connecting this ground cable?
How long is the negative cable?
-Ted
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Sorry for taking so long to reply. Im using 1 gauge cables, the battery is grounded to the chassis, the paint has been scraped away. The cable is about 10" to a 1 ft.
Im not very knowledge about electrics but im learning. Ok, If my altenator charged fine according to the machine they tested it on, would there be a chance that it could be draining my battery(with ignition switch off)?
What is the best way to go about this problem?
Im going to fully charge the battery and let the car set and begin to disconnect things over night to see whats causing the drainage.
This would be something that use lots of juice right?
Im not very knowledge about electrics but im learning. Ok, If my altenator charged fine according to the machine they tested it on, would there be a chance that it could be draining my battery(with ignition switch off)?
What is the best way to go about this problem?
Im going to fully charge the battery and let the car set and begin to disconnect things over night to see whats causing the drainage.
This would be something that use lots of juice right?
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Originally posted by 93redFD
...This would be something that use lots of juice right?
...This would be something that use lots of juice right?
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also, usually when I first turn the key, nothing happens(just a "click") sometime I can do that 2 or 3 times before the engine decides to turnover.
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Re: problems with relocated battery not charging
Originally posted by 93redFD
After driving around the car wont idle very well at red lights. ng
After driving around the car wont idle very well at red lights. ng
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Have you doine a battery relocation how-to yet Ted? *hint hint*
Have you doine a battery relocation how-to yet Ted? *hint hint*
I need to retake some pics of the wire routing, but the rest of it is done.
Hopefully I can get that all done by this weekend.
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Originally posted by RETed
It's half way done!
I need to retake some pics of the wire routing, but the rest of it is done.
Hopefully I can get that all done by this weekend.
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It's half way done!
I need to retake some pics of the wire routing, but the rest of it is done.
Hopefully I can get that all done by this weekend.
-Ted
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Originally posted by RETed
It's half way done!
I need to retake some pics of the wire routing, but the rest of it is done.
Hopefully I can get that all done by this weekend.-Ted
It's half way done!
I need to retake some pics of the wire routing, but the rest of it is done.
Hopefully I can get that all done by this weekend.-Ted
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do you have a digital multimeter? if not go spend 15 bucks, then drive the car a bit until the battery shows 12.5 volts or more with the key off. let it sit overnight and check the voltage. if it is measurably less you have a short. you now have eliminated a bunch of things. please let us know.
battery relocation is a super win win option. congrats on doing it. i did mine in 99 and still run the same optima battery.
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battery relocation is a super win win option. congrats on doing it. i did mine in 99 and still run the same optima battery.
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This is how I normally wire up my battery relocation systems...
It should be similar for FD.
Yeah, sorry, it's mainly for FC's.
Make sure your terminals on the battery are tight. I've found that the relocated battery doesn't have the tension like the stock location battery terminals, and they tend to easily disconnect just driving down the road!
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It should be similar for FD.
Yeah, sorry, it's mainly for FC's.
Make sure your terminals on the battery are tight. I've found that the relocated battery doesn't have the tension like the stock location battery terminals, and they tend to easily disconnect just driving down the road!
-Ted
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Originally posted by 93redFD
also, usually when I first turn the key, nothing happens(just a "click") sometime I can do that 2 or 3 times before the engine decides to turnover.
also, usually when I first turn the key, nothing happens(just a "click") sometime I can do that 2 or 3 times before the engine decides to turnover.
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I had a friend of mine hook this machine up to my cables(I dont know what this device was called), the one that reads the current in the cables. He told me my car is using more amps than the alt is putting back in, so I believe this is a alt problem. I have another alt here somewhere monday Im going to swap and see what happens.
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ok, its not the +cable that runs to the battery, its not the altenator. Any suggestions??
i was talking to a starter repair guy and he said that my problem could be a relay switch not closing. If so How do I check one to see if it bad?
i was talking to a starter repair guy and he said that my problem could be a relay switch not closing. If so How do I check one to see if it bad?
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If it's an FD, about half of them that I have seen with battery relocation to the back have problems with the chassis ground. I had the same problem you are describing and fixed it by running the ground all the way back up to the engine bay.
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This morning, I remove the battery fromm the back of the car, placed it up front, used 10" +/- cables, the car did the same thing.
At the end of the wire that goes to the alt, has some corrosion-like stuff on the strans in wire, it looks somewhat bad. Could I run a jumper wire from the alt to a + source of power to see maybe if thats the cuase of my problem?
Also the end of the wire looks as if It once got to hot(strans look burnt). The black piece on the back of the alt looks like it has been cooked at the end. I had the black piece replace a few weeks ago though.
At the end of the wire that goes to the alt, has some corrosion-like stuff on the strans in wire, it looks somewhat bad. Could I run a jumper wire from the alt to a + source of power to see maybe if thats the cuase of my problem?
Also the end of the wire looks as if It once got to hot(strans look burnt). The black piece on the back of the alt looks like it has been cooked at the end. I had the black piece replace a few weeks ago though.
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disconnect the neg terminal on the battery
take a multi meter set it to mili-amps
connect one meter lead to the battery - post
connect the other to the neg terminal you removed
it should be less than .1 amp about .04
anymore and you have a drain. which you can find by removing fuses until it goes away and you see the drain dissapear. the alt should put out at least 13.5 volts while the car is running. no need to remove it to test it just put a meter on the battery while the car is running and it should be over 13.5 prob 14.xx
the click could be a starter issue or a low batt charge prob. what is the batt CCA rating
take a multi meter set it to mili-amps
connect one meter lead to the battery - post
connect the other to the neg terminal you removed
it should be less than .1 amp about .04
anymore and you have a drain. which you can find by removing fuses until it goes away and you see the drain dissapear. the alt should put out at least 13.5 volts while the car is running. no need to remove it to test it just put a meter on the battery while the car is running and it should be over 13.5 prob 14.xx
the click could be a starter issue or a low batt charge prob. what is the batt CCA rating