Truck wont start

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Kolorado, Jul 24, 2022.

  1. Kolorado

    Kolorado Medium Load Member

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    Hello
    My truck wont turn over i'm on my hometime(2weeks) i started my apu (had it turned off) will it charge my batterys overnight and turn over in the morning? Or you think ill need a jump?
     
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  3. RuralTrucker

    RuralTrucker Light Load Member

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    You might need a jump. Give it like 4 hours. If it still won't start, plan to arrange for a jump.
     
  4. ncmickey

    ncmickey Road Train Member

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    It ‘should’ charge your batteries… but like said above, be ready to jump.
     
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  5. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Yes it should . That's if your batteries can hold a charge. If not just replace all of them. A good set of batteries should be able to hold charge for a more than a couple weeks and have enough juice to fire off. Unless it's cold or u have a draw somewhere.
     
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  6. Kolorado

    Kolorado Medium Load Member

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    It fired right up thankfully!
     
  7. RuralTrucker

    RuralTrucker Light Load Member

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    Beautiful
     
  8. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    One option is to have one of those nice little battery jumpers on hand, like NOCO makes.

    I get back to my car after 5 weeks and sometimes all I hear is click click click.
    Not totally dead, but low enough not to start the car.
    Hook up the NOCO and I am rolling.
    I have saved a lot of time and money not having to rely on someone coming out to jump the battery.

    The units designed for truck engines might cost you $300-400, but they don't take hours or even minutes to get a charge in to start the truck.
    Hook it up and it starts.

    I have had many jump starts in different trucks over the years.
    Usually the repair truck pulls up and hooks up jumper cables, then it is wait 10-15 minutes to get enough charge to start the truck.
    Once a guy pulled up in a car, takes out a lunchbox sized thing and hooks it up, then says go ahead and start it.
    Seconds later my truck was running.

    I'm just waiting for the chance to see if that little NOCO for my car can jump start a truck, if I leave it hooked up long enough to drain it.
     
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