Helppppppppp Charging problems...:(
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Helppppppppp Charging problems...:(
ok just tested the battery's when truck is not running they tested at 12.75 then i started truck and tested and turned on highbeams, and heater on high and both tested at 12.36, when i test the wire on the back of the alternator it also is reading 12.65..soo whats wrong here guys??? alternator and battery's are both brand new about 1hr old...
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Sure sounds like an alternator to me.
Did you get a reman? I have installed many "new" bad alternators.
Or you have a very high current draw. (unlikely w/ what you said you had on)
Did you wait for the glow plugs to complete their cycle?
They typically stay on for a short time after the light goes out.
Also, what happens when you elevate the idle?
Did you get a reman? I have installed many "new" bad alternators.
Or you have a very high current draw. (unlikely w/ what you said you had on)
Did you wait for the glow plugs to complete their cycle?
They typically stay on for a short time after the light goes out.
Also, what happens when you elevate the idle?
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its a reman alternator and had it tested before i put it on in autozone and it passed on there bench tester and i did this test after i had the truck running for about 5 minutes elevating the idle it stays the same...what else in this system could it be??? 
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Belt good condition,proper tension?
Pulley on tight?
Personally,If it were me,I would get another alternator.
I realize autozone tested it and it was fine,I don't have a lot of confidence in that.
I would not get an autozone one myself.
Try a different one, if that dosen't fix you up,
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IIRC thats about it for the charging system on these trucks.
Pulley on tight?
Personally,If it were me,I would get another alternator.
I realize autozone tested it and it was fine,I don't have a lot of confidence in that.
I would not get an autozone one myself.
Try a different one, if that dosen't fix you up,
.IIRC thats about it for the charging system on these trucks.
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i think i found what it was the loom of wires that run down to the starter were what looked to be rubbed through on the metal battery tray and shorting out, and i moved it and my volts shot up to 14.3 i'm guessing that was my problem...would that cause the alternator to not put out though??
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If you have a bare wire touching metal,that would be a dead short and a very high draw,however,if thats the case,you're lucky you didn't have a complete meltdown/battery explosion.
I'm assuming a cable,otherwise it would have been fuse protected.
If you isolate the wire,and it's now charging,you're good to go.
repair / replace .
I'm assuming a cable,otherwise it would have been fuse protected.
If you isolate the wire,and it's now charging,you're good to go.
repair / replace .
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yea i wire tied it up out of the way idk why that happened i'm guessing over time it just kept rubbing the metal withe the motor vibration and wore a small bare spot
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I would buy some split loom or heater hose that is big enough to run the battery cable through to protect it, then wire it up away from the batt tray. You got lucky that you didn't have more problems, like a burned up truck!
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i could take a pic but i suck at uploading figuring out how would take forever, i'll try to explain, ok on the passenger battery,, if you follow the positive wire it will drop down over the rear corner of the battery if you follow it down you will see the corner of the battery tray, thats right where mine was rubbing...
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i think i found what it was the loom of wires that run down to the starter were what looked to be rubbed through on the metal battery tray and shorting out, and i moved it and my volts shot up to 14.3 i'm guessing that was my problem...would that cause the alternator to not put out though??