Caravan issues, big 3 WTF
OK finally found some me time to do my big 3 upgrade. 98 caravan, 0 ga alt to bat, ground engine to frame, ground battery to frame. Turn key, no cranky, battery voltage dropping, double triple, quadruple check all looks good. Any ideas?
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if u left the original wire in.. hopefully.. all i can think of is a blown starter. well sinonoid wont deploy and still cranks so voltage drops
knock a few times with a hammer on the starter to see if it works. if not well i dont know lol garage u go maybe |
My mom had a 94 that had a starter get all wonkey some times all she would have to do is put it in neutral and let the buss move a bit then start it, starter gear wouldent line up with flywheel as good or somthin
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yeah I know for my van, a 98, you have to leave the factory wire on. its connected to something thats connected to something else but needs it to start. I think the + run for the bat to alt runs through the starter, or some part I forget which one. I just know the factory wire needs to be left on. if thats not it then yeah try going to a garage. but if you removed all your factory wire put it all back.
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I know with my 97 Jimmy that I had one wire that went from my starter to my battery. I kept all my factory wiring and added 0 gauge wiring. So maybe he removed the factory wire that went from the starter to the batt?
Some people remove the factory wiring and some leave it. |
If all original wires are still in place, then you probably shorted something in the process and blew a fuse or fusible link. Double check all fuses, remove ground from chassis or battery, wait 30 seconds, and re-install. If no go, then you need to go to a mechanic shop.
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Your battery voltage dropped and then rose to 48 volts? How did you measure it?
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Very odd how this happened. Yes I left the stock wires, everything was checked and double chaked, check the links, ect. Tested battery with load tester. BUT connect negative, and the battery would slowly die..lol. I have the battery out and put one of my redtops in and it seems stable now. Odd though that the laod test did not kill the battery right off.
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hmmm, wish i could do the big 3.... if my batt didnt start leaking when i got back frmo school... fml
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