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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Battery Light In Dash

I have a 1999 F-250 7.3 Power Stroke. The battery light in the dash is staying on. Unplug wires on alternator and light goes out, plug it back in and light stays on. The gauge on the dash still shows alternator to be charging. Is the alternator starting to go bad????????? Thanks
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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This is normally a sign of the alternator, so yes.. you will want to go and have it tested. thankfull it is only about 10 mins to pull.

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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Don't trust the stock gauges. Glorified idiot lights. Like Pat said, pull it and have it tested before it takes out your batteries. How old are your batts anyway?
 
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Don't trust the stock gauges. Glorified idiot lights. Like Pat said, pull it and have it tested before it takes out your batteries. How old are your batts anyway?

Batteries are only 2 or 3 years old. I going to pull the alternator in the morning. Thanks
 
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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The alternator tested bad, I put another one on and I'm good to go.
 
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Thanks for getting back with us!!! Just a warning, when ever my alternator goes, with in 3 months, my batteries go..
 
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