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98 Contour SVT - Charging probs

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DaveInVA

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northern Virginia, USA
Hi all,

I have a 98 SVT that had its battery drained from the stereo left on (not by yours truly). It takes a batter jump fine, and fires up right away. However, even after letting it run awhile, or driving it awhile (30 mins or so) it fails to start on its own.

The battery *was* pretty new before this happened . . . do I assume I have an alternator prob, or can a battery become a lost cause that quickly? I don't have my own test equipment so I can't test anything. I can't get it to a shop for a couple of weeks, and thought I might get some ideas until then. All constructive comments and suggestions appreciated . . .

- Dave
northern VA
 
if its a motorcraft battery, they usually have a little window in the top of the battery that you can look at, if its "green" then your battery is fine, if its "red" you have a dead cell.
 
AliasJerk said:
if its a motorcraft battery, they usually have a little window in the top of the battery that you can look at, if its "green" then your battery is fine, if its "red" you have a dead cell.
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Don't use those windows. They are not that promising. Take the battery out, run up to a autoparts store and have tehm test your battery for free. If it's fine, then you have a bad alternator.

Hope your problem gets fixed.
 
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