fymbscu
Member
- Joined
- January 8, 2011
- Messages
- 34
- Reaction score
- 8
- City, State
- Rowland Heights, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 Explorer Sport
Pulling out of a parking lot about a mile from home returning from my morning shift, the radio station suddenly went funky, like there was static and muted voices. Changing the station didn't fix the issue; none of the stations worked! I thought my radio was failing. Then I experienced some hesitation while accelerating. Finally, turning into my neighborhood, the station came back on. Once I parked and turned the motor off, I tried to restart and all I got was a rapid clicking sound.
The battery reads 12.1 on my voltmeter. I also had to add distilled water to all of the battery cells. Date on the battery is 10/17.
I have a portable Sears battery charger/starter and in starter mode the Explorer started right up. I let it idle for 10 minutes and then tried to start without the charger connected and back to the clicking sound. I've set up the 10 amp charger but only have about 4 hours before I need to head to my evening shift. Not sure that will be long enough to recharge the battery. Any recommendations?
The battery reads 12.1 on my voltmeter. I also had to add distilled water to all of the battery cells. Date on the battery is 10/17.
I have a portable Sears battery charger/starter and in starter mode the Explorer started right up. I let it idle for 10 minutes and then tried to start without the charger connected and back to the clicking sound. I've set up the 10 amp charger but only have about 4 hours before I need to head to my evening shift. Not sure that will be long enough to recharge the battery. Any recommendations?