jrs6494
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- Joined
- May 24, 2012
- Posts
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- Location
- South east Kansas
- Ram Year
- 2006
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7L
Here is my problem. This morning my truck would not start just clicked. Had to get a ride to work.
When I came home I tried to diagnose the issue. When I turned the key to on I saw that my battery level was just below the black line. I decided to jump the truck with my wife's car.
I left the vehicles attached for about a minute or two. The truck started right up. We then disconnected the cables. The tuck continued to run.
I then sat in the truck for about 30 minutes and let it run. I read online about different ways to test the alternator vs battery. I turned the air on high, radio on, lights on inside, headlights on high beam and had little to no change with the battery gauge. I then pushed 3 of the 4 windows up to drain more power. This time the battery gauge began to drop but kinda slowed or stopped near a quarter on the gauge.
A couple of hours later I started the truck right up and the battery showed just over half on the gauge.
So is this a battery issue or alternator issue? I am leaning towards battery because the truck ran for 30 minutes with various items on and never stopped.
The battery is only a year to a year and a half old but not sure if that makes a difference if it's just a bad battery.
Please let me know your thoughts.
When I came home I tried to diagnose the issue. When I turned the key to on I saw that my battery level was just below the black line. I decided to jump the truck with my wife's car.
I left the vehicles attached for about a minute or two. The truck started right up. We then disconnected the cables. The tuck continued to run.
I then sat in the truck for about 30 minutes and let it run. I read online about different ways to test the alternator vs battery. I turned the air on high, radio on, lights on inside, headlights on high beam and had little to no change with the battery gauge. I then pushed 3 of the 4 windows up to drain more power. This time the battery gauge began to drop but kinda slowed or stopped near a quarter on the gauge.
A couple of hours later I started the truck right up and the battery showed just over half on the gauge.
So is this a battery issue or alternator issue? I am leaning towards battery because the truck ran for 30 minutes with various items on and never stopped.
The battery is only a year to a year and a half old but not sure if that makes a difference if it's just a bad battery.
Please let me know your thoughts.