Battery's not Staying charged

[Josh113]

I m havering a problem with the battery's staying charged if I charge them its ok for like 5 or 6 days and I have to charge them again with the truck running its at 28.4 and when it's not running its at 24.8 so the trucks is charging I just put a newer Alternator on it Because I hade one laying here and it still dose it and help will be Appreciate


thanks josh

 

[steelandcanvas]

Have you done a load test or checked the specific gravity of the electrolyte?

 

[porkysplace]

Do they drain if you unhook them for a few days ?

 

[Josh113]

Didn't do a load test if I unhook them it can sit and not go Dead butt if I hook them up and Drive it and unhook it Again when I'm done driving it will still go dead if I do not charge them like ones or Twice a week I drive it to work like 3 or 4 times a week the batters and like a year old dont know how longe They List I have hade the truck for 3 years and have done a lot of work on it I have been haveing this Problem for 7 Months now and I have been trying to fix it just dont know if its some thing that anybody Has had a problem with or not I search and Could not find any thing about it

thanks josh

 

[porkysplace]

How old are the batteries ? Are they 6TL's or something else ?

 

[Josh113]

They dekas from last year

 

[steelandcanvas]

Hey Josh, use some punctuation in your posts. It will make them a little easier to read.

 

[porkysplace]

They dekas from last year

Size ? If this problem has been going on for 7 months the new batteries could be toast by now.

 

[Josh113]

I'm not Sure of the Group size. They are 1000 Cold cranking amp's ea. Sorry about the punctuation's I'm on my phone

Thanks josh

 

[porkysplace]

I would get the batteries up to full charge and have them tested .If they are good start tracing wires for damage and clean the grounds and connections.

 

[mobileauto2000]

Have you measured the charging voltage at the batteries? I had the same problem. My volt gauge is off. It reads about 4 volts higher than actual voltage. I adjusted the regulator measuring voltage at the batterys and have not had any more problems

 

[Josh113]

Yes I did measure the voltage at the batteries. It was 28.4

 

[eagle4g63]

Sounds to me like one or both of your batteries have a bad cell in it......If you have one bad battery it will drag the other down with it. Take them back to where you got them and have them checked out.....or if you ordered them, go to Autozone, they do it for free.