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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Dead battery

Can I make it home on a dead battery. It needs a jump to start
And the abs light is on from low voltage. Can't afford another tow
After EGR cooler blew
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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I dont know but a FICM is way more expensive than a tow, the low voltage is hard on the FICM and injectors. Does your auto insurance cover towing? Running on bad batteries will also damage your alternator.
 

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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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Agreed, tow it. FICM will die from low voltage like that rather quickly. Dead FICM is hard on the injectors as well.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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It sounds like your alternator is bad if with the truck running voltage is
still low. Eventually you won't have enough voltage to even run,
putting on the brakes/headlights could drop the voltage enough
to have it stop running while driving - NOT a good thing to have happen.
 
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