1998 Dodge Ram battery

1998 DODGE RAM
169,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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KARELESS16
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HOw come a battery has to be charged in the am and then it will run all day and have to be charged again in the am. What is wrong with it.
Nov 23, 2008 at 2:57 AM
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RASMATAZ
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You have a short somewhere within the electrical system you need to perform a drain test by using an ammeter.


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Nov 23, 2008 at 3:20 AM
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