pickle52 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi folks just wondering if anybody on the four got one of these motorhomes as I have an issue with the motor battery its pretty new but runs fine when started but goes down overnight is there away of fitting an auxiliary batterry or some type of charge system that will keep it charging just wondering , cheers pickle (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome to the Out&AboutLive forums. If your Herald’s starter-battery’s voltage is dropping a lot overnight, either there's something wrong with the battery itself or there’s an electrical load being placed on the battery that’s producing the current drain. Before you think about fitting another battery or some means of maintaining the present battery’s charge, it would be sensible to carry out basic tests as described here: (I owned a Ford-based 1996-built Herald for 6 years and I never had the type of problem you’ve got.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi Pickle and welcome. The simplest and cheapest test to do for starters would be to disconnect the battery negative terminal when you park up and then reconnect in the morning. If the battery is flat in the morning then the battery is FUBAR! If the 'van starts OK then follow Derek's advice and start looking for the drain. Question... Has this always happened, just started happening or is the 'van new to you? This may help ascertain the cause of the drain if this is indeed the problem. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle52 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Battery test done its fine , light on dash now saying drain water from fuel filter I wonder if this is the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I doubt it. Far better to follow the advice in Derek's link. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle52 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Water in fuel filter bingo its runnig sweet so iam afraid it was the filter diesel and water spraying on to glow plugs wasnt combusting , well so the AA man said ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle52 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Water in fuel filter bingo its runnig sweet so iam afraid it was the filter diesel and water spraying on to glow plugs wasnt combusting , well so the AA man said ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle52 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Water in fuel filter bingo its runnig sweet so iam afraid it was the filter diesel and water spraying on to glow plugs wasnt combusting , well so the AA man said ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Glad you're sorted on that respect but I don't see how water in the fuel could be causing the battery to go flat overnight, or am I missing something here (?) Did you have starting or running problems that you hadn't mentioned (?) Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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