Battery Problems
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Battery Problems
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I plan on redoing alot with this truck, what doesn't get me is that it ran fine a day ago
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nothing else really changed/ they dimmed when I a put my foot on the break and shifted into reverse/ then it cut off and fired back up and seemed to be fine/ My dad told me I should clean the connection and on are battery charger you can check the battery and it read low and so I hooked it up to the charger
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You can usually take your battery to a parts house and they can test them. I would check your cables though, after a few decades they can get very brittle and weak. How's the alternator on the truck? do you know whether or not it's charging the battery correctly?
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Did they dim as soon as you applied the brake, or when you shifted into reverse? Did they continue to stay dim after you shifted into reverse? I just don't see an alternator or battery issue resulting in spontaneous stalling, though. With a bad alternator or poor charging system connection, the battery should support the ignition system for a short time. A bad battery or battery connection would result in a no-crank or slow-crank symptom.
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That's the result of your idle speed being pulled down by the transmission being put in gear. It's possible that you have a vacuum leak or a blocked idle circuit.
