Maintenance Needs on a Ford Chassis
We have a 2005 Ford E-450 chassis based motorhome with 22,800 miles. I've always struggled with knowing what maintenance I should be having done on it due to the low miles. The Ford maintenance sch...
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The starting battery ages when the vehicle is sitting, been drawn down much more than in normal starting use by the ECM, or by self-discharge if disconnected. In normal daily use, starting batteries seldom get pulled down below 80-90% of the full charge. So periodic condition checks are in order, if it sits a lot.
My experience with starting batteries is that the failure mode is often at least one cell shorting under starting loads.
My experience with starting batteries is that the failure mode is often at least one cell shorting under starting loads.
