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1997 GMC Jimmy Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Click, Fuse.
Mileage: 120,000 miles.

Asked on February 6, 2013

GMC Jimmy Battery Problem

Will not turn over. Just clicks. Installed new battery. Drove 40 miles. Let set 8 hours. Try to start and it only clicks.
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Replied on February 6, 2013

see if truck can be jumped to start you may have a draw on the battery causing it to go flat over nite. if it is then go to how to repair on site battery item 9 it will tell you how to check for a draw

Tiny Answered by hmac300 (expert)
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Replied on February 6, 2013

Did you check your charging system? All battery connections clean and tight? Use digital multimeter across battery posts, everything off, what is the reading? Also, check for excessive battery drain. With everything off, the drain shouldnt exceed 50 ma. That is a generic spec, .050 miliamp not even a tenth of an amp. If the drain is too much, pull/replace fuses one at a time. When you pull the fuse on the problem circuit, the drain returns to normal.

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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Replied on February 6, 2013

Hey man, didnt see your post. Have a good day.

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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