A Lot of "Bad Battery" Verdicts are not Bad Batteries @ All but just Dirty Cable to Batt' connections ~

They can even Look Clean yet have a Very Thin layer on them that prevents a Good Charge & an Even Worse

Discharge the next time they are called upon to Crank the Starter ~ So do a Good Clean of the Cable Ends &

Batt' Posts > Get a Jump Start from a Running Vehicle or a Push Start of Your Van If It has a Man'Trany &

run it for while (Without Headlights or Fans) to see if the Batt' will Recharge ~ If It takes a Charge but seems

to wear down easily, a Good Long Duration charge Via a Good Batt' Charger may Resurrect It ~ 

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 10 Sep , 2017, at 2:32 PM, Eric Caron wrote:

> Hi Carl,
> 
> Sounds like a bad starter battery is the place to start. 
> Mine acted just like that and though the starter battery was not that old and powered other things it was bad for cranking.
> 
> Eric Caron 
>> On Sep 10, 2017, at 4:09 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> after not using the van for a few weeks, I tried to start. Engine tried to
>> turn over but very lazily. Added a booster battery but still very lazy
>> turnover til eventually battery gave up.  After a few minutes of rest,
>> attempted again to start but nothing whatsoever. No sound at all. After
>> another few minutes of waiting, I tried again. And now very loud and fast
>> clicking noises but nothing else. Can't describe it better :-(. Any
>> suggestions?
>> 
>> Karl.