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Old Aug 31, 2023 | 01:01 AM
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Cool battery drain

if i live my batterys hooket up more then for two day thay go dead i have two 1200 crank amps battery thar new
i have had this problem 16 years sense i bot the truck the 7.3 has power moveing snow and we get a av 300 in
the winter at 58 year old i still enjoy it
 
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Old Aug 31, 2023 | 04:55 AM
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with cold engine and charged batteries, feel the alternator. if it is warm, there is a bad diode in it draining the batteries.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2023 | 08:30 AM
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if not the alt, how new are the batteries?

can try a few free things in this
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ou-cranky.html
 
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