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MiltonPolk
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2005
13:13:51
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I went out to my truck to start it and it wouldnt start. I had a lot of corrosion on my cables so i changed them out. I got a jump start an in ran. So I`m driving it around and it tells me to check gauges my voltage gauge has shot up in the red to 18. Also my fuel gauge falls to empty when i had 1/2 tank of gas. I kill it and it doesnt do anything but click. What in the heck is going on with it?????
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dIcer
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2005
13:15:55
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Battery and alternator.
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MiltonPolk
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2005
13:52:26
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Would that make my fuel gauge read incorrectly too?
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Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2005
14:55:17
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yep!
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Kowalski
GenIII
8/24/2005
17:05:40
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How old ? Look for a bad ground strap between motor and body before you jump to the conclusion its the alternator and the battery. Its usually a bad regulator or the ground strap if its overcharging, not the alternator. Overcharging can kill the battery.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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MiltonPolk
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2005
21:14:26
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Alright guys thanks. I put a new battery in it today and it puuuuurrrrrsss like a kitten. I think the computer just needed to be reset and it was driving my gauges nuts.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
8/24/2005
21:23:26
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Maybe. Or you're new battery is just charged and you are running on it until it discharges.
Go to Autozone and get a free altenator check.
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MiltonPolk
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2005
21:25:27
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It holds a charge. Dnt think it was my alternator.
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Kowalski
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8/25/2005
13:42:27
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If it was overcharging as you claim then you could still have one of the problems I pointed out. When you're overcharging, the battery will hold the charge fine until it burns out (shorts a cell).
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Timberwolf
GenIII
8/25/2005
14:50:14
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I agree with Kowalski. My first thought was voltage regulator.
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MiltonPolk
Dodge Dakota
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8/26/2005
00:56:38
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thannks guys but i think the power was just messing with my gauges. witch explains why my fuel gauge was going haywire the voltage meter was probably giving a false reading just like my fuel gauge was. It`s still running fine and hasnt messed up anymore. Even went out and had her detailed today. She looks SEXY as hell.
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