joebroni99
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- 97 AWD 5.0
OK heres the deal. Im having a problem with my 97 explorer 5.0. Recently when i try to start the truck, the starter turns real slow. I took the truck to advance auto parts and had them measure the battery and the alternator. The alternator is up at 14.5 volts while running. Now the battery is an 875 cca battery. they measured the battery and it came up at 1323. Question here, is that way too high? The guy said he never saw a battery 200 more cca over spec. In addition, when he has the meter attached to the battery and i go to start the engine, it shuts off the meter. He said it seems like something is drawing a huge amount of energy from the battery at startup. Now I have a battery for another car same size at 875 cca. i put that battery in and the truck starts up real quick. the starter spins real fast. So is the battery bad? Any help or info would greatly help. Im so confused in what to do at this point.