Lancewong32
11-03-2021, 05:50 PM
Just picked up at 02 Viper. After driving it off the trailer and parking it in the garage for a few days, the car did not start. I installed a Deltran battery tender cable Jr. on the positive terminal on in the engine bay and the ground bolt under it. It would not charge flashing a red light, my guess was the battery was old and weak. I was able to jumpstart the car, then the tender worked. I pulled the battery out only to find out it was manufactured in 5/21, so it's still pretty new. (Did I screw up some electrical system during my tender install?)
The tender completed the charge, I could see solid green light. I took the car to get smogged and after turning off the car, it would not start again. No rapid fire sound like it did before. Just turn of the key and silence. I smelled a rubber burning smell from the engine bay. And when the car was jumped, the engine had a hard time maintaining RPMs (like a cold start on a old car, where you have to feather the throttle to keep it alive). I figured it was an alternator problem.
I replaced the alternator last night. Yeah! But the car would not start. And now when I plug it into the tender I'm getting a continuous clicking sound (video below). I removed fuse 13 Ignition Off Draw and the clicking stopped.
A video clip (ignore the sound of the airplane flying overhead, I live near an airport) - https://photos.app.goo.gl/xsAKp4BFUEaJ6A7L9
Today I was able to jump the car to life. Drove it to the mechanic about 15 miles away. But the moment I stopped the car the battery was dead to the point where I could not open the door! The alternator should have given the battery some juice.
Any ideas?
The tender completed the charge, I could see solid green light. I took the car to get smogged and after turning off the car, it would not start again. No rapid fire sound like it did before. Just turn of the key and silence. I smelled a rubber burning smell from the engine bay. And when the car was jumped, the engine had a hard time maintaining RPMs (like a cold start on a old car, where you have to feather the throttle to keep it alive). I figured it was an alternator problem.
I replaced the alternator last night. Yeah! But the car would not start. And now when I plug it into the tender I'm getting a continuous clicking sound (video below). I removed fuse 13 Ignition Off Draw and the clicking stopped.
A video clip (ignore the sound of the airplane flying overhead, I live near an airport) - https://photos.app.goo.gl/xsAKp4BFUEaJ6A7L9
Today I was able to jump the car to life. Drove it to the mechanic about 15 miles away. But the moment I stopped the car the battery was dead to the point where I could not open the door! The alternator should have given the battery some juice.
Any ideas?