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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 06:32 PM
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Battery Light

Starting to get really annoyed with this truck. 1991 F250 7.3L. New alternator, new voltage regulator, batteries are less than 6 months old. All the terminals are clean all the wires are clean and tight. All the fuses are good. Why the hell is this damn light on?! It just came on yesterday morning. It runs fine and the battery gauge in the cluster reads normal. What am i missing?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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External regulator?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 05:57 AM
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you can not go by the gauge on the dash.
what is the voltage at the battery with engine running, and engine off?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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Figures I started it up this morning and the damn light went out. The positive on the drivers side battery was nasty and I had to clean it. I haven't driven the truck much could it have just taken that long to recharge the battery?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 10:28 AM
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dirty connections do strange things.
 
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