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#71 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [mschmal] by blustang Jan 03, 2008 (8:22 am)
Replying to: mschmal (Jan 03, 2008 7:40 am) Is this a new TSB posted somewhere? I have been very vigilant about keeping up on TSBs and haven't seen this one. Thanks for addressing this issue I am at wits end with my car, but LOVE it and Ford...wouldn't drive anything else! I am just curious what I can tell my dealer to point them in the right direction. The current dealer that I am working with (I switched from one because they treated me like I am a stupid girl) is very good and I trust that they have checked things out thoroughly, but they still couldn't find anything wrong the last time I had my car in the beginning of December.
#72 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [mschmal] by cccompson Jan 03, 2008 (2:10 pm)
Replying to: mschmal (Jan 03, 2008 7:40 am) Thanks for the posting. Unfortunately, it does not appear to address the discharge problem suffered by myself and others when the vehicle has been parked for a relatively short time (less than two weeks). Turning the radio off and not engaging the anti-theft system has taken care of it for me. Replies to this message: mellor_21 (Jan 03, 2008 5:15 pm) cccompson (Jan 04, 2008 3:54 pm) blustang (Jan 07, 2008 7:11 am) and 2 more...
#73 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [cccompson] by mellor_21 Jan 03, 2008 (5:15 pm)
Replying to: cccompson (Jan 03, 2008 2:10 pm) this might sound stupid but maybe you have a short somewhere? obviously somethin is pulling power from your battery even when its off.. so if its not the electronics of your car.. its probably a short or somethin? Replies to this message: cccompson (Jan 04, 2008 3:54 pm) blustang (Jan 07, 2008 7:11 am) gtforme2 (Apr 12, 2008 3:22 am) and 1 more...
#74 of 119 Please read the TSB by mschmal Jan 04, 2008 (11:39 am)
If you check your car when it is off, it should be drawing 50 or less milliamps. If that is the case, then your car is operating as designed.   more than 50 milliamps you have something broken. less than 50 milliamps, you have a normal Mustang.   Second, if you read the TSB, you will clearly see that just because you drive the car on a regular basis, if you do not drive it far or long enough to deep charge the battery, you are still going to need to jump it. Hence the battery minder.   Mark.   PS the TSB I posted was:   07-5-13 DISCHARGED BATTERIES - VEHICLES IN STORAGE/LIMITED USAGE    Publication Date: March 5, 2007 Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 04, 2008 1:52 pm)
#75 of 119 Re: Please read the TSB [mschmal] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 04, 2008 (1:52 pm)
Replying to: mschmal (Jan 04, 2008 11:39 am) Also don't ever charge a completely discharged battery with your alternator. Use a trickle charger to bring the battery back up, THEN drive it.
#76 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [mellor_21] by cccompson Jan 04, 2008 (3:54 pm)
Replying to: mellor_21 (Jan 03, 2008 5:15 pm) No, not likely a short - tests have shown that the Shaker radio draws a signifcant amount even when the car is turned off if the radio is left on. The various Mustang websites have discussed this issue at length. I don't know exactly how much power the anti-theft uses (or is designed to use) but logically it has to take some. Fortunately, mine's garaged in a safe area and so system activation is not necessary. Replies to this message: blustang (Jan 07, 2008 7:11 am) gtforme2 (Apr 12, 2008 3:22 am) vstang6 (Sep 19, 2008 5:20 pm)
#77 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [cccompson] by blustang Jan 07, 2008 (7:11 am)
Replying to: cccompson (Jan 04, 2008 3:54 pm) I am just getting frustrated with my car. I have an under hood trickle charger mounted on the car that hasn't been attached to the battery since March when I took the car "out of storage." I have tried to re-create the draw, but am struggling with that. Because of all the info on the Shaker Radio pulling the draw I have tried to empty the CD player and let it sit. I have re-loaded the player and let it sit. I cannot re-produce it. It is a lot of trial and error right now. This is an '05 with only 5600 mi. on it, so I know that it doesn't get much use, however, half of those miles are from this year alone and this is the first time since '05 that I have had ANY problems or complaints. This car is babied beyond belief...that may be the problem. Replies to this message: gtforme2 (Apr 12, 2008 3:22 am) vstang6 (Sep 19, 2008 5:20 pm)
#78 of 119 Battery by waterdr Jan 07, 2008 (4:54 pm)
Folks, ponies are meant to have their legs stretched. Storing a car in the winter and dead batteries go together like ham and cheese. My 2000 GT Vert does the same thing. I usually just buy a new battery every March or April....goes with the territory.   The worse thing you can do is run it ocassionally for short periods of time. Builds up a lot of condensation in the exhaust too when you do this.   If you just lay it up for the winter, pull the battery out and store it inside the house. Then, in the spring, use a deep-cycle charger to boost it up and install it.   Each time the battery goes dead, the computer will have to reprogram itself too....it is not just the radio pre-sets. You are supposed to start the car and let it idle until it warms up before you drive it too. This ensures that the idle speed is set correctly and allows the car to be out of "open-loop" mode.
#79 of 119 Brake lights not working in 1995 Mustang by nchandler Jan 14, 2008 (12:21 pm)
Brake lights quit working on car. We have checked all bulbs, fuses etc. The switch works but it is not getting power so we are assuming there's a short since the cruise control quit working couple months before that.   We are not sure where to start to look for shorts etc. and was hoping someone might have some suggestions. Replies to this message: rbright13 (Mar 12, 2008 5:33 am)
#80 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [mschmal] by veight Jan 24, 2008 (8:54 pm)
Replying to: mschmal (Jan 03, 2008 7:40 am) You have a legit beef on trashing Ford for no reason. I've driven or owned Fords for 37 years and my daddy and grand daddy before me.   But the TSB does not provide information on the battery that has been driven for long drives then goes dead in 3 days followed by a miraculous recovery and sits in storage for 3-4 weeks and starts up fine. We all have more of a life than to sit around making this crap up.

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