Battery took a ****????

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73c20jim

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Truck started find. Disconnected the positive to work on gauges. Worked on gauges a couple days. Rehooked positive. Tried to start . ZIP. Like nothing.

Hooked up battery charger. Volts 12.3 Percentage 34%

Charged battery. Volts 12.3 Percentage 100%

Tried to start. ZIP.

Voltage 12.3 Percentage 2%

Could a battery just die like that???
 

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Sounds like something else. You have another vehicle you can swap the battery into or another battery to swap into the truck?

Or does your charger have a ‘start’ or ‘jump’ mode?

If still nothing, I’d check condition of main cables and probe either side of the fuseable links for continuity...
 

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Yes, that was my next thought.

Didn't do it because it is a pain.

Also put battery charger on 60 AMP start and tried. ZIP.
 

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