97ranger4x4
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- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey guys,
So the other day I was driving and noticed my battery light was on. I took my truck to autozone to run an alternator test. My alternator is bad so I replaced it. Light goes away and I go on my marry way. Well about a day later my truck has trouble starting. It takes about 5 seconds to start. I don't want to kill the starter, however it may already be bad. Unfortunately I do not really have a way to take the starter out and have it checked out till this weekend. Not sure what to do. I cant imagine both would go out at the same time, in less the starter was having to draw longer because the alternator wasn't charging the battery enough. But I figured since I only started my truck 4-5 times while the battery light is on it wouldn't be a problem. I hooked my battery(still in the truck) to a battery charger and it said it was fully charged. Also when the guy was doing the test at autozone, the battery looked good.
Any recommendations on what I can do short of taking my starter out and having it tested?
Should I pull the battery and charge it over night? Or is what ever damage done to my starter already done?
Thanks for your help guys.
Keith
So the other day I was driving and noticed my battery light was on. I took my truck to autozone to run an alternator test. My alternator is bad so I replaced it. Light goes away and I go on my marry way. Well about a day later my truck has trouble starting. It takes about 5 seconds to start. I don't want to kill the starter, however it may already be bad. Unfortunately I do not really have a way to take the starter out and have it checked out till this weekend. Not sure what to do. I cant imagine both would go out at the same time, in less the starter was having to draw longer because the alternator wasn't charging the battery enough. But I figured since I only started my truck 4-5 times while the battery light is on it wouldn't be a problem. I hooked my battery(still in the truck) to a battery charger and it said it was fully charged. Also when the guy was doing the test at autozone, the battery looked good.
Any recommendations on what I can do short of taking my starter out and having it tested?
Should I pull the battery and charge it over night? Or is what ever damage done to my starter already done?
Thanks for your help guys.
Keith