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My wife left the ignition on.... #84831 07/06/08 02:34 PM 07/06/08 02:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 727 Falcon, CO 7 71pettyblue OP super stock
71pettyblue OP super stock 7 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 727 Falcon, CO	...yesterday (at least 17 hours) on her '98 Durango, draining the battery, but that's not the half of it. I got the Durango to start with a jump from my Ram, but when I let go of the pedal, the engine dies. I'm assuming that the fuel pump was damaged and the Durango does not have enough fuel pressure to idle? Any thoughts? Tony Retired Mopar Enthusiast

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: 71pettyblue] #84832 07/06/08 02:37 PM 07/06/08 02:37 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 588 Courtenay, B.C. D DarrenS mopar
DarrenS mopar D Joined: May 2004 Posts: 588 Courtenay, B.C.	The battery probably is so low that the systems are not functioning correctly... Darren

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: DarrenS] #84833 07/06/08 02:39 PM 07/06/08 02:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	When you leave the ignition on, the computer will only power the fuel pump for a couple seconds to prime the system, then shut the pump off. Pump won't run continuously unless the computer detects the engine is running. Modern EFI cars often don't run well with a dead battery when boosted. Throw the battery on the charger for an afternoon then put it back in and start it up. I'll bet it'll run fine.

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #84834 07/06/08 02:42 PM 07/06/08 02:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,592 None 71rm23 master
71rm23 master Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,592 None	Quote: When you leave the ignition on, the computer will only power the fuel pump for a couple seconds to prime the system, then shut the pump off. Pump won't run continuously unless the computer detects the engine is running. Modern EFI cars often don't run well with a dead battery when boosted. Throw the battery on the charger for an afternoon then put it back in and start it up. I'll bet it'll run fine.

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: DarrenS] #84835 07/06/08 02:42 PM 07/06/08 02:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 727 Falcon, CO 7 71pettyblue OP super stock
71pettyblue OP super stock 7 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 727 Falcon, CO	I'll charge the battery up, thanks for the tip guys. Tony Retired Mopar Enthusiast

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: 71pettyblue] #84836 07/06/08 02:57 PM 07/06/08 02:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,378 KY USA mopargem master
mopargem master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,378 KY USA	Happened to my Dakota once, it would hardly run. After disconecting battery for a few moments the computer reset itself and ran fine. 68 Polara 500...LL1 Y7 M6X 69 Hemi road runner...X9 X9 M6X 69 A12 road runner....R4 R4 M6X 69 ModTop FLORAL Super Bee...F 70 AAR 'cuda...EW1 EW1 H4X9 71 Duster 340...FJ6 V24 L6X9 71 road runner FC7 V1X M6X9 72 Rallye Charger B5 V1W 74 'cuda 360...KB5 V1X A6X9 08 SRT Challenger #234

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: mopargem] #84837 07/06/08 03:29 PM 07/06/08 03:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Start and keep running at high idle with a good charged battery and drive it a couple of miles and let the system reset and you will be fine. Been there done that.

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: MoparforLife] #84838 07/06/08 03:48 PM 07/06/08 03:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931 P Paul_Fancsali master
Paul_Fancsali master P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931	If the battery totally discharged you will need to reset the idle speed motor Place your foot on the gas and hold the brake tightly.literally do a brake stand only with a very lite throttle.May take up to 2 min to set do not overheat the trans. I have had to do this a dozen times on my 318 360 FI engines when the driver killed the battery

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: Paul_Fancsali] #84839 07/08/08 12:07 AM 07/08/08 12:07 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 727 Falcon, CO 7 71pettyblue OP super stock
71pettyblue OP super stock 7 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 727 Falcon, CO	I put the battery on the charger for 5 hours and the Durango started and ran perfectly. Oh, my wife was trying to figure out why her Ipod wasn't working when she left the ignition on. Evidently, the key buzzer didn't come on when she opened the door. Thanks to all who responded, I appreciate it. Tony Retired Mopar Enthusiast

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: 71pettyblue] #84840 07/08/08 07:26 PM 07/08/08 07:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,488 Annapolis, MD, USA V Vert master
Vert master V Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,488 Annapolis, MD, USA	Them dang'd 'lectrons make a run for it every time you leave the key on. The buzzer scares em back in. Fix it. Vert > [img]http://i.imgur.com/JHXmM.jpg[/img]71 Barracuda vert[/url] \| Hemi idling on dyno \| Hemi Dyno pull

Re: My wife left the ignition on.... [Re: Vert] #84841 07/08/08 07:36 PM 07/08/08 07:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,572 md M mopars4ever I Live Here
mopars4ever I Live Here M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,572 md	Not I the same league as yours but my wife left the key in the on position on my new riding lawnmower and it killed the battery and put 80 hours on my time meter. Mike

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