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Old Apr 23, 2026 | 11:24 AM
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have replaced the battery, the voltage regulator, and my truck stalls and dies out when you take off the battery terminal.; when you take off the battery terminal off of the battery the truck should stay running, unless the parts store gave me a bad alternator again for the second day in a row, it's not the starter either, can't figure out what is going on with the charging system in my truck, I'm
stumped? I have a 1978 Ford F-150, 4wd pickup truck, standard cab
 
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Hello, my name is Mary, I'm new here, just wanted to introduce myself. I like fishing and outdoors, & gardening. And won't have a truck unless it is a Ford and a 4wheel drive truck. We have a 1978 F-1504x4 and a 2001 F-250 super duty 4x4.have had both trucks for over 18+years.
 
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been working on my 78 F-150, and have replaced the battery, the voltage regulator, and the alternator, and when the truck is running and you pull the battery terminal off of the battery, the truck should still stay running; unless the parts store gave me another bad alternator. Cannot figure out what is causing this at all
 
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Moved @Mary Stankovich's posts from posts 4, 5, and 6 of this thread to a thread of their very own right here.
 
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Originally Posted by Mary Stankovich
have replaced the battery, the voltage regulator, and my truck stalls and dies out when you take off the battery terminal.; when you take off the battery terminal off of the battery the truck should stay running, unless the parts store gave me a bad alternator again for the second day in a row, it's not the starter either, can't figure out what is going on with the charging system in my truck, I'm
stumped? I have a 1978 Ford F-150, 4wd pickup truck, standard cab
Originally Posted by Mary Stankovich
Hello, my name is Mary, I'm new here, just wanted to introduce myself. I like fishing and outdoors, & gardening. And won't have a truck unless it is a Ford and a 4wheel drive truck. We have a 1978 F-1504x4 and a 2001 F-250 super duty 4x4.have had both trucks for over 18+years.
Originally Posted by Mary Stankovich
been working on my 78 F-150, and have replaced the battery, the voltage regulator, and the alternator, and when the truck is running and you pull the battery terminal off of the battery, the truck should still stay running; unless the parts store gave me another bad alternator. Cannot figure out what is causing this at all
It looks like you've found your way to the 1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks forum, and already have a lot of good answers in your thread there . . . including mine!

​​​​​​​Welcome aboard!
 
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