Hi all,

Battery went dead......tried to jump it.....voltage went up to 14 at jump but would not start. Starter checked out good.....put the starter back on and the car started. A few days went by ....same thing. Tried jumping and no go. Had the battery checked....good. Today I removed the alternator and it checked out good. Charged the battery and installed it and the altenator and car started right up. I let it run for about 10 minutes and shut it off then removed the negative cable thinking there might be a parasitic drain. Half hour later I went back to the car and reattatched the cable and tried to start the car......the battery didn't have enough juice to crank.

Everytime I try to start the car the only clicking i hear is the fan motor. 1 or 2 clicks.

Please help !

 

Did you check or replace the voltage regulator? My 90 Taurus had an external voltage regulator that was bad. It would drain the battery overnight.

Check the voltage at the battery with the car running. If it's between 13-15 volts the charging system is okay. If it's lower, it's probably the alternator. If it's higher, it's probably the voltage regulator.

Mine was 17-18 volts at the battery when the car was running. Replaced the voltage regulator for around $50 and solved the problem of my draining battery.

 

thanks.........I'll give it a shot and post the results.

 

After doing some more thinking I decided to get a new battery.
1) The time it took for the battery to go dead after being fully charged was less than an hour.
&
2) A bad battery can hold a charge long enough to pass a test at your local parts store.

5 starts later so far so good.

 

Glad to hear that all is well.