Truck issues

To The Floor · August 28, 2004, 01:08:25 AM

Ok the other night my battery was dead at work I think I left my lights on so I got a jump...it has worked fine since then, then tonight it was dead again so I jumped it...now everytime I wanna start it, it must be jumped. And it misses every once in a while... so is the an alternator, battery, timing? Please help!

Jared · August 28, 2004, 02:51:23 AM

check the amount of juice being pumped out of your alternator. alternator must bed dead.

Mike D · August 28, 2004, 10:04:34 AM

Run up to shucks and have them test your alternator.

To The Floor · August 28, 2004, 10:57:39 AM

Well I started my truck this morning and it started a little slow but there was no jump required.

Fireimp141 · August 28, 2004, 11:07:10 AM

I have had my fair share of alternator

... mine died twice in 3 months :-/ i was paintballing out like 2 hours away, and it died... then it died a little while back just sitting in my driveway... if u can get it up and running but then it dies, its ure alternator

To The Floor · August 28, 2004, 11:33:45 AM

No the problem is if I jump it, it's fine then if I shut it off it might need jumped to start back up...but not every time. I was running my lights and stereo last night so eventually that would kill the battery if the alternator wasn't working.

Mike D · August 28, 2004, 11:34:15 AM

yep

YotaYota · August 28, 2004, 04:27:45 PM

sound like the batt aint holdn juice, my

Mike D · August 28, 2004, 07:31:05 PM

Check the water level in the battery

lowgeared · August 29, 2004, 07:20:05 AM

Get an Optima....

GrimReaper · August 29, 2004, 11:40:18 AM

Battery but if you don't get it taken care of it's going to be battery AND alternator. That's pretty rough on the alternator to have to charge from dead every time it's started.
With it running you should have about 13.5 at 1500 RPM. If you do then the Alternator is probably fine.

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