The curse of the dead battery
07-14-2007, 02:44 PM
#11
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 506
RE: The curse of the dead battery
Problem: Motorcraft batterys suck!
Solution: Replacement.
Details: I had the same problem and replaced mine with a Duralast 3 Year Premium and it has worked better ever since!
Solution: Replacement.
Details: I had the same problem and replaced mine with a Duralast 3 Year Premium and it has worked better ever since!
07-14-2007, 03:22 PM
#13
Cut & Paste Expert
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NW Arkansas
Posts: 13,322
RE: The curse of the dead battery
When shopping for a new stang, I found many with dead batteries on the
lot ready for sale. Most had the windows cracked and had water damage
inside. New vehicles with water damage from the window dropping
when you open the door and not having enough power to raise them
back up after closing the door. I stayed away from those smelly mold ridden
stangs.
Clamp on amp meters are not sensitive enough for detecting small current
drains like what is happening. A drain large enough for a clamp on amp
meter to detect would drain the battery within 24 hours. A VOM with
an internal 400mA or 10A shunt would work nicely though.
Just pull the fuse from a circuit and insert the meter leads there.
No need to disconnect the battery to insert the meter leads into
the individual circuits.
lot ready for sale. Most had the windows cracked and had water damage
inside. New vehicles with water damage from the window dropping
when you open the door and not having enough power to raise them
back up after closing the door. I stayed away from those smelly mold ridden
stangs.
Clamp on amp meters are not sensitive enough for detecting small current
drains like what is happening. A drain large enough for a clamp on amp
meter to detect would drain the battery within 24 hours. A VOM with
an internal 400mA or 10A shunt would work nicely though.
Just pull the fuse from a circuit and insert the meter leads there.
No need to disconnect the battery to insert the meter leads into
the individual circuits.
07-14-2007, 04:23 PM
#15
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2006
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Posts: 36
RE: The curse of the dead battery
Thanks for the advice. I too though of pulling out the Simpson VOM and start pulling fuses one at a time and look for a rise in voltage. I would think it would be a very significant voltage draw to kill abattery in a 15 month old car battery(Motorcraft) in a matter of days. I also see from the search on the subject on this forum,that folks put in new batteries and say that it helped but didn't fix the problem. If you drive the car everyday, it's not a problem... the battery stays charged. I drive my car everyday with the exception of a trip out of town every now and then. It just bothers me that if I do leave, that when I come back, it will be to a dead battery. It bothers me even more to know that I paid a premium price for a premium car with additional maintenance coverage for Ford to just tell customers to start the car every 2-3 days. Ford Customer Service was even less help than the dealer. As a matter a fact, Ireceived a Customer Follow-up Survey from Ford today in the mail. One would think with all the engineers that Ford has, they could figure this out very quickly. I will post my findings with the VOM.
07-14-2007, 04:39 PM
#17
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Join Date: May 2006
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Posts: 36
RE: The curse of the dead battery
I guess if it is Motorcraft battery, then why doesn't this seem to be a problem across Ford's fleet of cars and trucks unless it's with just the Motorcraft battery that just goes in Mustangs? The dealer was saying it was just the GTs that were having the battery problem. I hate to go out and buy a $75-80 battery if this isn't going to fix the problem. It can get expensive "shot gunning" parts into a car in hope of hitting the fix. Thanks for those with suggestions.
