simaster
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I was out of town and I apparently left my driving lights on. Unfortunately by the time we found out, the battery was dead. I replaced the battery when I got home. I forgot to let the truck sit for 6+ hours while the it 'relearned' everything. I started it right up. I drove it for 20 minutes and when I got home it would not shut off. The electrical would shut down, but the engine kept running. I had never encountered this. I wound up disconnecting the battery (fail) and I ultimately had to pull a fuse to get the engine to stop.
I let the truck sit overnight with a reconnected battery.
This morning the truck would not start. Battery completely drained.
I can confirm there was nothing 'on' to drain the battery overnight.
I checked fuses. No issue.
Could it be I bought a bad battery? Probability is greater than zero, but pretty close to zero. I am using an Optima Yellow top
Not sure what to do next.
I could put a new battery in it and try this all over again.
I could have it towed to a dealer...
Any thoughts on this? I'm at a loss here...
I let the truck sit overnight with a reconnected battery.
This morning the truck would not start. Battery completely drained.
I can confirm there was nothing 'on' to drain the battery overnight.
I checked fuses. No issue.
Could it be I bought a bad battery? Probability is greater than zero, but pretty close to zero. I am using an Optima Yellow top
Not sure what to do next.
I could put a new battery in it and try this all over again.
I could have it towed to a dealer...
Any thoughts on this? I'm at a loss here...