My 89 ford econoline will run for a little while after you charge the battery and then dies. new battery, new solenoid, new serpentine belt; alternator is good. ground wire used to be loose but was fixed by mechanic last week. that same night (after fixing ground), we had to get a jump to start it. while going up a hill, we turned the lights on and it died...same thing twice. jumped again and drove home with no lights. two weeks before all of this, the key began getting stuck in the ignition and it died in the parking lot (before fixing ground)....I thought it was the ground again, but we fiddled with the ignition and the dash lights popped on and the van started. not sure if this last thing is related or not. I need help!? thank you very much.
Well I was going to ask if you have checked the alternator output, but the part about the ignition switch makes me wonder if the switch is failing. It could be damaged internally and not up to the task of carrying voltage when everything is turned on.
I would still check alternator output at the alternator and at the battery.
You should have 14 volts at idle with all accessories off.
Thank you. I removed it and took it to autozone yesterday and when they checked it, it passed. is that as good as checking the voltage because I dont have a voltage meter that does anything other than tell you there's power. thks.
Bench testing the alternator will tell you if it is capable of working, but not if it is working on the van. You would need a meter to check output on the van.
ok. just called them and they said that it would need a minimum of 14 volts in order to pass the test. my next question would be ignition? the ground on the starter is not loose. thank you.
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SOURCE: Battery keeps dieing..jump start and runs for a few days and dies
Humm ...Didn't die before the accident? now dies? BMW has good mechanics,but could not find any problem???. I gota think that it is related to the rear ending,but how? I would look for loose connections, Battery Ground that might have been removed before welding.Battery terminals, Any primary connections that may not be making 100% contact . It's worth a try.Good Luck
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YES This Sounds Indicitive of a FAILING ALTERNATOR
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You have something drawing the voltage when the vehicle is not being used.It maybe the clock,in the radio.
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This is just a suggestion that may fit the symptoms. It sounds like you are not getting fuel at times which could mean that your fuel pump is supplying fuel, but your in line fuel filter is getting clogged and not letting fuel pass to the injectors. The fuel that has mandated alcohol in it is highly hydroscopic and picks up a lot of water that ends up in your tank and mixes with the rust that it causes on the steel tank. That gunk is sucked up by the pump and under pressure blocks your fuel filter after a while, and is so impacted that it cuts off the fuel flow stalling the engine. If you let it sit for a while, then the impacted debris settles down in the bottom half of the filter allowing the fuel to flow, but under pressure it builds up at the exit port again. It could be as simple as changing the fuel filter.
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