Recent content by Minnie Pearl

When the state buys / installs the handicap equipment, they require an additional battery, but no AUX transfer switch - in 18 years, I only had one case of a weak battery, and I am not sure the secondary battery was any help at all. There are only two hot wires that come directly off the...

Run by a custom automotive upholster or body shop, they may have some idea - for me, it was under warranty - 3 or 4 month wait for part, then an overnight stay t the dealer. They had to pull the whole dash they said. One thought I had was a hypodermic with rubber cement, make a few jabs then...

Several here, have mentioned Interstate brand, I know back in the 70's when I was young and poor, Interstate was my brand of choice, just seemed to be a battery that held up, lasted longer and had a better warranty than anything other than a Sears Die-Hard which seemed to be the Holy Grail of...

Sorry the gremlin seems to have jumped off me, and onto you Desert Dawg, I seriously considered a new Ford to replace the RAM, but when I put a pencil to it, with depreciation of my two yr old RAM, mark-up on the Ford, and the cost to swap my equipment, I was looking at $30 to $35 K to make the...

Sadly a 'tender' is not an option, I am in out edge parking lot, no outlets anywhere close enough,, and not enough sunlight under the canopy for a solar tender. Good idea though, thanks

Good idea NOcturnal, about the meter causing a draw, I do leave it in there all the time. For my cigarette lighter the power drops out when the truck is off (there is a fix for that, by swapping a jumper somewhere). I have often used Acc. mode to check voltage before trying to start engine and...

I have always liked Interstate! They were a hell of a battery back in the 70's, and except for the Sears Die Hard, one of the best longest lasting I ever installed. I've been using Optima Red Top for the last 20 yrs, but last bought one about 3 or 4 years ago. I hear they are now junk...... :(

Optima is the only one I have used during 20 years in the chair, sadden to hear they are turning into junk. I've only had issue with one set, which was purchased from a NAPA in Hondo, ( so a high dollar battery, from a high dollar NAPA, in a small agricultural town - where nobodies got that...

I can't see over the fender in my wheelchair, but will suggest the dealership tries this. I have heard it can make a difference.

I have a '10 cent' voltage meter I keep plugged into the cigarette lighter, it compares well with the dash reading when running. With the engine off in Acces. mode, with or without radio on, I can watch the voltage drop from 13.8 v engine running, to 12.5 v after shutting the engine off down to...

In the on going saga of this POS, I have mentioned it multiple times, and taken it to the dealership over and over and over with dead battery complaints. They test it, say it is good, or test it, it fails, they charge it two or three hours, test it again - and then say it is good. Thanks for...

Having kept a fleet of vehicles running for Dow during most of my 35 years there, and my own vehicles, motorhomes, boats and farm tractors, plus having spent an addition $4K to replace the first seat base in this truck with another one (thinking it could have a drain), I am personally convinced...

Darksteel, Sorry, I missed this message when you originally posted it. No, I do not have friends or family who can help me out, my wife is 86 with dementia and Parkinson's. We live in an assisted living facility. Our nearest family (9 adults) are an hour and half away, if they would come...

OEM battery from 2019, truck manufacture date was July 2019, battery probably month before that. Vehicle sat on the lot for a year, I bought it in August 2020 w/92 miles, less than 5 days later battery died the first time while at my handicap equipment installers shop. His charger indicated...

Dear Ram Cares, I think it's time you got involved. My truck is dead in the driveway (Sept 17, 2022) 11 days after I last drove it. I used my personal jump box (rather than calling warranty RAM road service), it started and ran poorly for bout 5 minutes, would not idle up above 1100 RPM, had...