So didn't expect this this morning. Yeah, my Silverado is broken. It's not cool I don't know. I'm here by myself and I don't have a jumper box here and I don't have a battery charger here.
How am I gonna get this thing to work Cables: These batteries are like six months old I bought them from the place I used to work at. What's the deal? Are they really dead? Yeah, they're dead as a doornail. What is this? So you're telling me I can't have a weekend without getting a dead back. This is nonsense.
All right I need the shark Key Unbelievable I have never had my truck not start. Why cold? Uh-huh? Uh nope. not there yet. One click.
No okay, that's not gonna work I have a battery under there. but I can't get to it. uh because I can't get that little hold down thing removed and I don't want to break it. So um I need to come up with a new plan.
The new plan is to well figure out how to jump start this truck. I was gonna use this but I can't use this. it's not working. Hmm what do I do I don't have any other batteries around here? Uh see.
Yeah, no that's a negative. I have no batteries in here. uh what do we got here? I do have a battery in here I guess I can use this one I don't want to take it out Um I know I think I have enough power to at least get this thing uh to come out of gear or out of park or whatever. Yeah, no starting? Yeah, yeah.
Okay, here's how we're gonna do this work. Yeah, that'll be all right. Hope so. it's either gonna work or it's not.
Let's do four low. Yeah. low range. Totally gonna work.
Now we just need to cut the wheel over that way and drive towards the trailer. Oh, this is going to be hard. turning that without power. steering was harder than it looked Wheels turned.
We're gonna drive it right over there. This is stupid. Is that okay? Very close. Okay, that'll be fine and contact.
How about I'll push my truck into the pond. Can you imagine how horrible that would be? I Think we're good. All right. Reverse forward.
Yeah. I think that's close enough. Okay, that is why I own these 25 or seven foot long jumper cables because you never know and you gotta run power across the cornfield. Ridiculous.
That battery better be good. Put this up here black for negatory and those are positive good. One more. yeah.
okay. Are you powered. Try again. Beginning engine starting sequence.
Now that's not enough. Oh so close. bad connection at the batteries. we'll just wiggle them cranked a little bit.
Start: Oh come on. this is not okay. It's it's just like not I have stuff to do. so one more time.
Oh almost like it almost went I move these over to the driver's side battery. not that one over here on this one because this one has bolts in it instead of just the regular battery lugs. I'm thinking maybe it'll get a better connection. Fingers crossed.
Come on truck. I Have stuff to do today. You cool? Not what I wanted to do today. No worries. gotta have some kind of power generation in here. Something somewhere I got lawn mowers, the frogs. hmm it's not gonna work, that's not gonna work. that's not gonna work I don't think that does work? Um yeah.
I can feel it. That's what I need I got a battery charger in here. That's what it is. No more.
Okay, let's try something uh-huh here and then over here. is this gonna work. This is probably not. charges ancient More Steam All right, 10 volts about or 10 amps about 50 amps.
How about all the amps? That's better. Now do we have better voltage in here? What's up? Oh cool. This alternator is crap I Don't This is not okay. There's no way this thing should have died.
No way. I don't even care if it's cold. this batteries are six months old. What is this? Okay, yeah there we go.
back in business now. See you guys later Going to work. Thanks for watching over and out.
No crank no start! late for work! happens to all of us! zero power!
Yeah frustrating when the last mechanic killed the battery because his test drive was a start, pump the brake pedal then shut it down. Several times over a couple days never leaving it run long enough to charge it up!
Why wouldn’t you hook the charger directly to the truck?
Die hards have been going bad so often . No warning or good reason. I had to stop selling them. I tried better quality die yards . Same problem.
It's a chev that's the problem
That's why I always keep a jump pack in the car. Even if I never have to us it someone else might need a jump. Luck favors the prepared.
Those damn side post batteries aren’t worth a damn switch to top post glass mat batteries and you’ll never have an issue starting your truck or install a portable generator in your bed so you can do jump starts on other vehicles and your own, and put a bigger alternator in your truck instead of the stock 190 amp put a 250 amp alternator in and you’ll never have any issues with your batteries
Who chiropractes the chiropractor?
Come on we all know Canada you have to have a smoke and a beer once you hook up battery cables. . Let enough power move to dead battery
“Lucky” (Napoleon Dynamite)
Typical Exide battery.
I hate to admit it…. but the lawnmower will work when no other options exist. Just have to leave it running for a few minutes with tge cables hooked up. Again that's a last resort type situation though
I agree 6 month old batteries should be good, however was there something silly as leaving a light or some other item switched on, or is your alt stuffed.
pop clutch to get a start Which has some friends are hill
Tow it to work with your HDX 700 🤣🤣🤣
NOCO will be calling !
Always carry a portable jump box in ur truck
Good Lord man thank God you live in flatland cuz if you'd been up here in the mountains that would have been a totally different situation…. Also remembering those batteries new parts don't mean good parts!
Dude… I've boosted a couple vehicles and my motorcycle with one of my Dewalt 20 volt batteries and a couple pieces of Romex. Works great!
Typical late model GM trucks.. they never go dead until you're parked at the furthest point from any source of power to charge them back up. This seems to be a recurring problem with these. I don't understand why GM hasn't done a recall for battery drain issues.🙄
If you only knew someone with a rollback.
it stinks when a battery dies, especially without anything that you can see that caused the discharge.
hope you find the issue fast. there is nothing worse then being stranded any where, even at home.
you should charge up that trailer battery and fix the access to the ATV battery. you never know when
you might need a jump!
this is what happens when you don't connect the batteries correctly for a jump start. Negative to the jumping battery should be earthed to the trailer chassis
Any chance it's the new Banks upgrades that drained the batteries?
People have this idea that mechanics motors never break down and if they do you must be a bad mechanic .
You need a lithium ion charger for the liters of your truck. Maybe 150 buckaroos
This is what makes you such a good mechanic, you are able to think outside the box to solve your problems.
Kind of like 'the roofer's roof leaks'. <grin>
Ray. Why do you put negative lead on dead battery.
In uk we always use earth point on engine.
@RainmanRaysRepairs Even if a battery is one day old it can become defective from the manufacturer. Maybe something happened on the way when it was being transported.
Batteries these days seem more "fragile" than when I was a lad.
I recently had a 'Dodo" battery and had to get roadside service to replace it. 3 months later same thing. Yep Alternator was checked and doing it's thing nicely.
The battery had failed so I claimed on the warranty and got anothery fitted.
I'd be cheeky and go back to the old employer and make a claim mate.
Eric
My 2013 ram has electric steering. Never thought about it but is that even possible to turn without power? 🤔
I love that trained mechanics have the same reaction as the rest of us when their car/truck won't start…
For a few hundred dollars you can get a high output alternator from Mechman Alternator 250, 320, 400 amps what ever your needs call for. The car stereo competition hobby got these HO alternator manufacturers going.
The VTX will work unless it's been ragged out, probably won't start the truck though. Lol
This does not happen to all of us. Sensible people drive manuals.
Oh shite! Try that repositioning move here in the mountains!!!
How does something like this happen to Rain Man Ray? 👀
I am guessing it is the Banks stuff you hooked to your OBD2 port.
An arctic cat in Florida that's rich
Ray you have a battery in the back of that 4 Wheeler I seen a red optima
DieHard done died, hard.
Just take the Polaris lol
Time for a Tundra!
Horrid visions of the Silveraydo going down a hill, up the embankment, across the road, and into the swamp. Good Work
We have ALL been there!