Strange charging problem
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Strange charging problem
Helloo everyone, I have a 65 f250 with 352. It charges at 11.9 to 12 volts at idle and when I turn blower motor on the charging rate is erratic at 15.5 to 16 volts. I have never heard of anything like that before, could it be a bad ground? The firewall is pretty rusty and the ground cable looks to have seen better days.
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Check the ground at the regulator. It grounds through the regulator housing. If you have to, but a ring connector under one of the bolts and run a ground wire to somewhere else if the mounting spot for the regulator is too rusty. You should also have a ground from the engine block to the firewall. If it cranks over ok, your large battery ground is probably good.
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