Re: OT Question concerning charging problem on tru

Posted by 1945A on September 03, 2004 at 13:10:39 from (199.245.220.253):

In Reply to: OT Question concerning charging problem on truck posted by Jrry on September 03, 2004 at 08:43:58:

Quick & dirty trick I learned some time back if you"re wondering if the alternator is working, is to pull the negative lead from the battery while the engine"s running. If it continues running, your battery is bad, if it dies, your alternator isn"t working. That doesn"t tell you exactly what the alternator is putting out, but you"ll know it"s putting out enough to run the vehicle. I suppose you could also put a load on the alternator with the lead off, like turning on headlamps....
Hope this helps in answering the question as to which needs replacing....

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• Re: OT Question concerning charging problem on tru TheRealRon 14:56:26 09/03/04 (1)
  • And quite often the altenator. Loren 17:53:14 09/03/04 (0)

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