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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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All... i wrote yesterday about my f250 7.3 starting hard. I was told to check the gp relay. I just checked a relay. It was the one towards the rear of the motor. There was one in front of it and i didn't check that one. The one i checked read 12.8 volts on the hot side and when i turned the key, the other large post read 10.8 volts. Is the relay bad? Any help, please? thanks, Jeff
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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something don't seem right,does the voltage on both posts drop that low?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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I agree with Ray. Something is going on. If the GP draw is dropping your batt voltage by 2 volts your batts may be weak. Have them individually load tested.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Clean battery post and check cables for wear,also have them load tested to see if there good.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Thanks guys... i just tested both poles of the relay. When the key is off, the hot side of the relay reads 12.8 volts. So do both batteries. When the key is on, the hot side of the relay reads 11.8 and the other post reads 11.0. I replaced both batteries about 1 1/2 years ago. 200 for two batteries is plenty!!! When the truck is running, both batteries read 13.2 volts. Now what?????
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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you can still have a bad battery or bad cell even if you have 12.8 volts,I would get them load tested like they said above.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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I'll take the batteries to my local Advanced Auto for testing tommorrow. I sure hope to get to the bottom of this!!! I'll post the results tommorrow. Jeff
 
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