- Joined
- Jul 31, 2021
- Messages
- 1,056
- Reaction score
- 672
- Points
- 113
- Location
- NW Florida
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XLT
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Drop
- 1.5” till I get these springs replaced
- Tire Size
- 225-70-R14
the last couple people I jumped off looked like they had bad batteries, not just over-drained. That may be part of the reason.
Why is it that in this ^ condition, I had to let my truck sit and charge their battery for a bit? Even then it was a slow start. It seems like, with jumper cables installed, their car should act like it has my 1 year old battery in it. While hooked up, our batteries are wired in parallel, but it doesn’t seem like their bad battery should put such a drag on the system.
On top of that, I was curious on the last car and turned off my truck and started it back up. cranked perfectly. Just doesn’t make sense to me. I have 10’ long 4ga cables. That seems like an adequate size for jumping a sedan.
Why is it that in this ^ condition, I had to let my truck sit and charge their battery for a bit? Even then it was a slow start. It seems like, with jumper cables installed, their car should act like it has my 1 year old battery in it. While hooked up, our batteries are wired in parallel, but it doesn’t seem like their bad battery should put such a drag on the system.
On top of that, I was curious on the last car and turned off my truck and started it back up. cranked perfectly. Just doesn’t make sense to me. I have 10’ long 4ga cables. That seems like an adequate size for jumping a sedan.