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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Battery light on?????????

OK Guys, Gals..........I have a 96 F250 7.3 about 180,000 miles

The temp has been about 0 for the last week, my truck is plugged in. This morning I went out and it started right up.........but the Battery light is on, the batteries are 2 years old. I drove it a bit and the amp gauge in the dash doesn't get above the "N" in normal............what do you think the problem is.....................???????
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Alternator.........
try jiggling the wires going to it while someone watches the volt gauge in the dash
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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jiggled the wires no luck........what amp were the standard alt.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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check out the wire on top of alt to see if it was pushed over and grounded. I did,burned
the plastic clip up
 
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