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hi can anyone help i have a ford maverick 2.7 diesel aspen 1996 when i
first had the vehicle in october there was no problems. just after xmas the vehicle wouldn't start from cold i.e. overnight i found that the glow plugs were goosed. after about a month when i went to start the vehicle it would turn over like the battery was flat. it took ages to jump start it.once the vehicle had started and revved up for a couple of minutes it was fine no problems starting. then overnight problem again slow turn over wouldn't start any ideas please |
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You are describing a battery not getting fully charged.
You can have dirty connections on the battery cables at either end or maybe a fan belt that isn't grabbing the alternator pulley or a bad battery or a bad alternator. Cleaning the connections would be a good idea anyway. The battery can act like that if it is low on fluid. You need to get a multimeter, even a cheap one and see what voltage is getting to the battery to really tell more. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) slickie wrote: > > hi can anyone help i have a ford maverick 2.7 diesel aspen 1996 when i > first had the vehicle in october there was no problems. just after xmas > the vehicle wouldn't start from cold i.e. overnight i found that the > glow plugs were goosed. after about a month when i went to start the > vehicle it would turn over like the battery was flat. it took ages to > jump start it.once the vehicle had started and revved up for a couple > of minutes it was fine no problems starting. then overnight problem > again slow turn over wouldn't start any ideas please |
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Mike Romain wrote: > You are describing a battery not getting fully charged. > > You can have dirty connections on the battery cables at either end or > maybe a fan belt that isn't grabbing the alternator pulley or a bad > battery or a bad alternator. > > Cleaning the connections would be a good idea anyway. > > The battery can act like that if it is low on fluid. > > You need to get a multimeter, even a cheap one and see what voltage is > getting to the battery to really tell more. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > slickie wrote: > > > > hi can anyone help i have a ford maverick 2.7 diesel aspen 1996 when i > > first had the vehicle in october there was no problems. just after xmas > > the vehicle wouldn't start from cold i.e. overnight i found that the > > glow plugs were goosed. after about a month when i went to start the > > vehicle it would turn over like the battery was flat. it took ages to > > jump start it.once the vehicle had started and revved up for a couple > > of minutes it was fine no problems starting. then overnight problem > > again slow turn over wouldn't start any ideas please |
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thanks mike about 3wks ago my alternater belt snapped i have fitted a
new one i thought the battery was the problem i wanted to double check before purchasing a new battery once again thank you |
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slickie proclaimed:
> thanks mike about 3wks ago my alternater belt snapped i have fitted a > new one i thought the battery was the problem i wanted to double check > before purchasing a new battery once again thank you > Before you buy the new battery, check that alternator belt to make certain it is tight enough. It takes quite a bit to turn an alternator and the slightest slip in that belt can keep it from charging. How old is your current battery? |
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I'll second on double checking the belt tension. I test them by taking
a cold off engine and seeing if I can hand slip the alternator pulley. If I can make it slip, it won't grab good enough under load. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) slickie wrote: > > thanks mike about 3wks ago my alternater belt snapped i have fitted a > new one i thought the battery was the problem i wanted to double check > before purchasing a new battery once again thank you |
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battery was on the car when i bought it last october. I have charged
the battery overnight and twice i have started from cold with no problems thanks for the advice |
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