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Old 03-02-2011, 10:07 AM
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dashboard battery light on

Hey guys, My battery light came on after replacing the head gaskets and I can't figure out why. The alt. tested fine and the battery holds a charge. Any ideas? I also ran everything I could(fan on full blast, headlights, hazards, and wipers) at the same time and the battery only dropped a few volts. Is this normal? I need to get the truck inspected and can't because of this stupid light.
1997 F250HD with a 351w auto
 
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Old 03-02-2011, 11:01 AM
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Check your ground cables. My battery light came on when I put the headers on my 302 and forgot to hook the ground wire back up to the upper intake.
 
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Good call! It was ground to the starter, needed to be cleaned up a bit. Thanks for the suggestion.
 




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