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Die Hard SilverMay I ask what the brand of the bad battery was?
Glad to hear everything worked for you Tom, & a big hand for George , yet another reason the Fanatics are great!I broke down yesterday just outside of Valdosta GA. I stopped for gas and truck would not crank. I tried jump starting it even though it showed 12.4 volts and that did not work so I called AAA and they tried to jump start as well and it would not crank. So they towed it to Chevy dealership. My good friend George Michael jumped in his car and made the 2 hour drive to help. We tried everything we could think of including trying to jumpstart it again, checking battery disconnect switch and a new ignition switch and nothing. This morning at dealership they tried to jumpstart and nothing. They did a test and only had 181 CCA so installed a new battery and everything all good. I had installed a new battery about a year and half ago when I changed starter. Two reasons for my post to let you the situation on the battery and give a shout out to George. He stayed with me the entire time and followed me home to make sure no issues. What a great friend and what a family we have!!!!
No good high quality jumper cables were ever used.Were the attempts at jump start a "jump box" or were good high quality jumper cables ever involved.
I witnessed two different jump boxes fail to start a car and then good old high quality cables fired that SSR right up.
In hindsight:
I don't think anybody bothered to check voltage while trying to crank with these "high amp jump boxes". I would bet they didn't have enough Wheaties for the job.
I had a similar thing happen on a less than year old Interstate battery. Luckily after the third time it died we left the jumper box for half an hour and I made the 90 minute trip back home. Of course they gave me a new battery and paid the installation, but I am worried that it took a year to fail.I had mine do exactly the same. Wouldn't start. Tried to jump with cables,👎👎 two different vehicles👎👎.
Called AAA and jumped with jump box and started right up👍 but it quit within 10 minutes of him leaving so I jumped it again with jumper cables but before I got home it quit again in rush hour traffic in the main lane of traffic. The doors were locked. I shifted to park to start it. The battery was dead, so here I am, locked in, in the middle of the street in rush hour traffic. A city police officer stopped traffic. I finally figured out I could unlock the door manually, but it was still locked in neutral so we couldn't push it out of the street so a 4x4 jumped it again and the police followed me home.
I checked the battery and it showed 12+ volts so I took it to O'Reilly's and it had a bad cell and would not take a charge. New battery and all is well.
So, it's like, a bad cell stopped it from taking a charge. Only 5 cells but still checking as 12v.
It would start with a big enough boost but not keep running.
I use the brand Battery Saver and have for over 10 years. I spoke to them yesterday and they assured me leaving maintainer on did not and does not kill battery. They stated they have been in business for over 30 years and the only time that it is impacted a battery by leaving it on all the time is if they had a maintainer fail and if that is the case the stand behind their warranty. They also gave me a few tips on checking the battery with a maintainer such as if you leave it hooked up but unplugged it will provide you with a battery check.If you are using a battery maintainer, you might be killing the battery, if you are not maintaining it at 8 amps or more. Experience here. There are listed maintainers by the various manufacturers, that they suggest. The right one can even restore a weak battery. I prefer Schauer. I have 3 and kept my R on one 24/7 when not on the road. This brand was suggested to me by Odessy, after I killed one of their AGM batteries in about 24 months, with the “green” trickle charger.
if this isn’t the case… I’m out! Or… ignition switch??
