Tazkb
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1997 UK explorer power drain problem
iv'e just fitted a new battery and i started her up, put the meter on the battery connector wires and got 14.12 volts which would indicate power is going from the altenator to the battery but leave it overnight and it won't start in the morning ? havn't had chance to check all the fuses yet but I guess i will have to, I did clean some earths up but don't know what they where for, I just cleaned them any way, once it's running it's ok but runs rough as, i don't have the money to take it to a garage as im disabled but need it to work as it will be our only car after next week i'm on the verge of sending it off a big cliff wife bought it and it's got a good few problems, blend door stuffed, front left tyre wear on outer edge, outside air flap not opening, the tyre looks like tracking but still need 2 new tyres, but this battery problem is driving me nuts, fitted a new battery, no joy. now last week my wife drove it home at night from 200 miles away, so i'm guessing the altenator is OK, all i have done is pulled all the fuses to check them and see if any where blown, both under the hood and the side of the dash, i put them all back in the right places, is there any other fuses i need to check anywhere ???? any help would be appreciated
thanks
Keith
p.s I have just bought a fault code reader, will that help me track down the problem ? and where do I find what the fault code numbers mean, they don't seem to be in the manual I bought ?
thanks
iv'e just fitted a new battery and i started her up, put the meter on the battery connector wires and got 14.12 volts which would indicate power is going from the altenator to the battery but leave it overnight and it won't start in the morning ? havn't had chance to check all the fuses yet but I guess i will have to, I did clean some earths up but don't know what they where for, I just cleaned them any way, once it's running it's ok but runs rough as, i don't have the money to take it to a garage as im disabled but need it to work as it will be our only car after next week i'm on the verge of sending it off a big cliff wife bought it and it's got a good few problems, blend door stuffed, front left tyre wear on outer edge, outside air flap not opening, the tyre looks like tracking but still need 2 new tyres, but this battery problem is driving me nuts, fitted a new battery, no joy. now last week my wife drove it home at night from 200 miles away, so i'm guessing the altenator is OK, all i have done is pulled all the fuses to check them and see if any where blown, both under the hood and the side of the dash, i put them all back in the right places, is there any other fuses i need to check anywhere ???? any help would be appreciated
thanks
Keith
p.s I have just bought a fault code reader, will that help me track down the problem ? and where do I find what the fault code numbers mean, they don't seem to be in the manual I bought ?
thanks