slow starting

mike2004srt10 · Oct 20, 2014

Hello all, I am not sure what is causing this but... Sometimes when I start the truck it is very slow on the crank. almost like it will not start. I hold the button in and it sounds like a dead battery but I checked it and it seems fine. Just wondering if it might be something else. It starts everytime but just out of the blue it will sound like it might not start. Should I be concerned??

TheMoparConnection · Oct 20, 2014

have you load tested the battery?

SANCHOBA · Oct 20, 2014

Check all your grounds..

ViperPete · Oct 20, 2014

Likely culprit is corroded battery terminals. How often do you drive it? A battery tender is a good idea if you don't drive it that often.

10-1=9 · Oct 20, 2014

When I first got my truck it did this. More so when it was a hot restart. Turned out to be the battery. And Optima red top solve the problem

ViperPete · Oct 20, 2014

10-1=9 said:
When I first got my truck it did this. More so when it was a hot restart. Turned out to be the battery. And Optima red top solve the problem

Optima batteries usually solve most problems

Oggers · Oct 20, 2014

Dead/dying cell in the battery, is what ive read. Mine slow starts every time, again worse when hot. Its still on the original battery. It always seems to start even when you think it wont!

VENOMOUS1 RACING · Oct 20, 2014

Optima has gone to shit! Watch how long they last and hope it doesn't spew acid out through the little round hole vents like I've seen on two truck. I've personally had two go to shit on me and just outside warranty .

505 V10 · Oct 20, 2014

I second Venomous 1 on Optima Batteries being no good. Believe it or not I have had the best luck with the top of the line Walmart battery. The Arizona heat wreaks havoc on a battery. You are lucky to get a year out of a battery. The Walmart top of the line has lasted longer than any battery I have had including the OEM ones that came with my vehicles.

10-1=9 · Oct 21, 2014

I'll keep and I on mine with my fingers crossed

beastmode1 · Oct 21, 2014

Hello mine does the same thing occassionally and it goes away.

mike2004srt10 · Oct 21, 2014

New battery last night. Perfect!!! Thanks all for the info and help. It was the original battery I had in there. lasted 10 years. Not bad.

VENOMOUS1 RACING · Oct 21, 2014

mike2004srt10 said:
New battery last night. Perfect!!! Thanks all for the info and help. It was the original battery I had in there. lasted 10 years. Not bad.

That's what the forum is all about bud. :rock:
Have seen many original battery's still ticking! Great battery!

NVR2OLD · Oct 21, 2014

I still have my original OME battery and I hope it makes it thru this winter after charging a few times.

10-1=9 · Oct 21, 2014

You can't light off 500+ horse power with 10 volts. Why screw around over $200? & get the truck stuck somewhere. If your truck is a garage queen a battery tender is mandatory!

Pirana131313 · Oct 22, 2014

Red tops are Ok, its the yellow tops that are the pitts..

For the best in quality, any AGM battery will do.

10-1=9 · Oct 22, 2014

Pirana131313 said:
Red tops are Ok, its the yellow tops that are the pitts..

O Shit! I have a yellow one in my Jeep TJ
I must say after beating I put on it plowing last year it don't owe me nothing

ViperDad · Oct 22, 2014

No self respecting owner of a red truck puts a yellow top under the hood, no matter what the amperage is!

10-1=9 · Oct 22, 2014

Putting a snow plow on a 10 is more of a sacrilege then a yellow top battery. Lol
That's why they both are on&in my Wrangler

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