New and need help with 03 F250 5.4 ALT?
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New and need help with 03 F250 5.4 ALT?
Hi all, My name is Richard Davis(43) I am retired from the Navy and live in Indiana. I work for Praxair as a Field Service TECH. I grew up in Rushville Indiana in rural Rush county, married with 2 girls 4&6. The bad part is I am also stage 4 lung cancer. Was given 6 months to live almost 2 year ago. Told those Doctors to kiss mine in 15 years LOL.
Have a 2003 F250 with 5.4 V8. Replaced the altinator cause it was putting out over 16 volts and lost the gages and the radio intermittently. Replaced with new altinator in the beginng I was only getting 11.5 volts, now I am getting anywheres between 11.5 to 15.7 volts and the same thing with the gages and radio. When the voltage was steady at 11.5 volts, my gages and radio worked as they should have, but the battery light on the idiot panel was light. Did I get a defective altinator? Is there a relay that turns the regulator on/off that may be defective? Have I fried some computer? I am going to replace the altinator again tomorrow and see what happens. What is the link to the Ford truck site? Any advice is greatly appreciable.
Thanks Rich<!63.146.86.177>
Have a 2003 F250 with 5.4 V8. Replaced the altinator cause it was putting out over 16 volts and lost the gages and the radio intermittently. Replaced with new altinator in the beginng I was only getting 11.5 volts, now I am getting anywheres between 11.5 to 15.7 volts and the same thing with the gages and radio. When the voltage was steady at 11.5 volts, my gages and radio worked as they should have, but the battery light on the idiot panel was light. Did I get a defective altinator? Is there a relay that turns the regulator on/off that may be defective? Have I fried some computer? I am going to replace the altinator again tomorrow and see what happens. What is the link to the Ford truck site? Any advice is greatly appreciable.
Thanks Rich<!63.146.86.177>
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02-01-2008, 11:39 PM
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Hi Richard, great to have you on board.
I`m so sorry to read about your lung cancer, hope you`re with us for a very long time. My wife had a lung cancer operation in 06 and is doing ok.
In addition to the other forums you`ve tried you can also try the 2003 - 2007 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel forum site for advice: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum107/
Drop by your local IN chapter: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum124/
I`m so sorry to read about your lung cancer, hope you`re with us for a very long time. My wife had a lung cancer operation in 06 and is doing ok.
In addition to the other forums you`ve tried you can also try the 2003 - 2007 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel forum site for advice: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum107/
Drop by your local IN chapter: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum124/
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