Woud like to start off by apologizing for the other thread I posted in five times in order to get five posts in order to be able to start my own thread.
Official NOOB thread right here. Van has 153K miles. Here is what happened in chronological order:
1. I left the vanity lights on, battery got really low, but still able to crank the car.
2. Eventually the battery died. But before it fully died, I had to jump the car a few times. Prior to the successful jumps, I attemped to crank it, and go the sequential 'clicking' sound which occurs when the battery is so low that it won't crank without a jump. I don't know what those clicks (the sound of the starter?) were from.
3. After jumping the car a few times, each time I attempt to start the car, there is hesitation prior to the start. The sound that it made while attempting to start, was nothing like the 'normal' sound I would get when the battery was just fine and not drained.
4. I replaced the battery with a one that I got from a battery reconditioning place. You give them your old battery and you get a reconditioned one for $27.50 with a 6 month warrranty. I've used this place before with decent success. Most batteries I've gotten lasted at least a couple years from here.
5. After battery replacement, there is still the same hesitation as there was before the reconditioned battery. Each time I go to start, it seems like the car is not gonna start, but then at the last second, I get ignition.
6. This morning, proabably the fourth day into my reconditioned battery, I start the car, and within the first mile, at the first stop light, the car stalls. Had to restart on the road, and again it was barely a start. There does not seem to be a difference in the car's ability to start cold (overnight), or right after a drive of several miles.
7. Finally, after a drive of 40 miles, the car was parked for 4 hours. Went to start it up again, barely started. Stopped at a gas station after a few miles of driving, and it won't start back up. Tried to jump it, it wouldn't start.
With the key in the igntion, the vanity light, headlights, and radio all turn on. With the key in position #2 , I believe what I hear is a slight hissing sound which lasts for one second (normal sound I always hear--not an air leak or anything), which I believe is the fuel pump turning on (I could be very wrong on this).
Car won't crank, not even the multiple sequential clicking sound of what I believe is the starter (which is what I used to hear the first time the battery got low.
There did not appear to be a fuse for starter. All of the fuses were good.
There does not appear to be a fuse on the positive battery terminal like there is on my Toyota.
The positive and negative cables are firmly attached to the battery terminals.
I have not tested the voltage on the battery. The voltage gauge on the cluster (which I don't necessarily trust, but which seems correct), shows slgihtly less than half (slightly less than 12v?).
I almost feel like just buying a reconditioned Bosch starter, an alternator regulator, a starter relay (if there is one), and just replacing all those. I guess it could be the battery, but then again the same hesitation I get now was occuring before the reconditioned one was installed.
If you've read this far, thank you. Any suggestions on what I can try?
Official NOOB thread right here. Van has 153K miles. Here is what happened in chronological order:
1. I left the vanity lights on, battery got really low, but still able to crank the car.
2. Eventually the battery died. But before it fully died, I had to jump the car a few times. Prior to the successful jumps, I attemped to crank it, and go the sequential 'clicking' sound which occurs when the battery is so low that it won't crank without a jump. I don't know what those clicks (the sound of the starter?) were from.
3. After jumping the car a few times, each time I attempt to start the car, there is hesitation prior to the start. The sound that it made while attempting to start, was nothing like the 'normal' sound I would get when the battery was just fine and not drained.
4. I replaced the battery with a one that I got from a battery reconditioning place. You give them your old battery and you get a reconditioned one for $27.50 with a 6 month warrranty. I've used this place before with decent success. Most batteries I've gotten lasted at least a couple years from here.
5. After battery replacement, there is still the same hesitation as there was before the reconditioned battery. Each time I go to start, it seems like the car is not gonna start, but then at the last second, I get ignition.
6. This morning, proabably the fourth day into my reconditioned battery, I start the car, and within the first mile, at the first stop light, the car stalls. Had to restart on the road, and again it was barely a start. There does not seem to be a difference in the car's ability to start cold (overnight), or right after a drive of several miles.
7. Finally, after a drive of 40 miles, the car was parked for 4 hours. Went to start it up again, barely started. Stopped at a gas station after a few miles of driving, and it won't start back up. Tried to jump it, it wouldn't start.
With the key in the igntion, the vanity light, headlights, and radio all turn on. With the key in position #2 , I believe what I hear is a slight hissing sound which lasts for one second (normal sound I always hear--not an air leak or anything), which I believe is the fuel pump turning on (I could be very wrong on this).
Car won't crank, not even the multiple sequential clicking sound of what I believe is the starter (which is what I used to hear the first time the battery got low.
There did not appear to be a fuse for starter. All of the fuses were good.
There does not appear to be a fuse on the positive battery terminal like there is on my Toyota.
The positive and negative cables are firmly attached to the battery terminals.
I have not tested the voltage on the battery. The voltage gauge on the cluster (which I don't necessarily trust, but which seems correct), shows slgihtly less than half (slightly less than 12v?).
I almost feel like just buying a reconditioned Bosch starter, an alternator regulator, a starter relay (if there is one), and just replacing all those. I guess it could be the battery, but then again the same hesitation I get now was occuring before the reconditioned one was installed.
If you've read this far, thank you. Any suggestions on what I can try?