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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Major Charging Problems

I Have A 1999 F-350 4x4 Power Stroke. First My Batteries Went Bad?. Then My Alternator . I Have New Batteries And A New Alt. And Sill Having Problems. My Volt Gauge Is In The Red And Nothing Recharging . Help!! What Am I Over Looking?
 
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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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I Have A 1999 F-350 4x4 Power Stroke. First My Batteries Went Bad?. Then My Alternator . I Have New Batteries And A New Alt. And Sill Having Problems. My Volt Gauge Is In The Red And Nothing Recharging . Help!! What Am I Over Looking?
One or Two fuseable links ( they are on 12 gauge grey wire )and a 10 amp. fuse ( #6) in the battery junction box under the hood.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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Mine had a short in the cable from the alternator to the computer, it grounded it and burned 3 regulators in the alternator, not good.
Then I put an older style regulator and disconnected that cable and everything worked great "till the truck died for completly unrelated problems (broken piston)
 
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 06:43 AM
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thank you i'll check all.
 
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