I need to know if anyone has had a the same problem. A few weeks ago my BJ74 had sat for unstarted for a week and when my friend went to start it there was no power. He checked all the connections and found one that he thought was loose and was the problem. He tightened it and put on a charger just to make sure it would start. The 74 then started and ran for about thirty seconds and then died. He found that one of the new red top optima batteries was pooched and wouldn't allow any current to go through it at all. The battery was replaced and truck runs fine tonight from what he told me. Would any of you guys know if it was the battery ( which was 1 month old) that was the problem or the connection that may have caused the batteries failure or something else. It seems really strange that a new optima would crash like that completely enough that no current at all can pass through it. Everything points to the battery since none of the fuseable links were burnt. Any comments would be welcomed. Don't really want to put a bunch of $180 batteries in due to a different electrical problem.
Battery Dead Due To Short.
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It could be more than a battery problem. If the truck was running an died as a diesel does not need the battery once it is running. (runs on compression not spark). Are the battery's connected correclty?
I have had my BJ74 battery lose power when sitting over two weeks as the clock and radio are drawing power. (my clock is awalys lite ? )
I have had my BJ74 battery lose power when sitting over two weeks as the clock and radio are drawing power. (my clock is awalys lite ? )
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The 13-BT probably works on a selonoid system that either shuts off the air like a postive air shut-off or the fuel from the injection pump when there is no voltage through the system. I haven't checked out the 74 very close under the hood to see exactly how it works but I don't think that it is a mechanical problem with the injection system or the engine. Some of the guys with more mechanical experience may be able to shed a little light on this view.
I think the VSV flips a flap that starves the engine of air to shut it off. The clock should not stay lit even when the key is out of the ignition...although it will draw a small amount of current to keep running. If you have a CD player/deck hooked up, it will also draw a small amount of current for system memory and draw down your battery.
Which battery was it in the battery bank that died? High side or low side? What do you have hooked up to your system in terms of electrical accessories (12 and 24V)...and what are you doing to keep your batteries happy while supplying 12V to your accessories (battery equalizer or step down converter)?
Which battery was it in the battery bank that died? High side or low side? What do you have hooked up to your system in terms of electrical accessories (12 and 24V)...and what are you doing to keep your batteries happy while supplying 12V to your accessories (battery equalizer or step down converter)?
