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 Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
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10/14/20 08:59 PM
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LoneStarSon
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Normally I'd say alternator....but in my old Town Car it ended up being the battery.
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: Cast]
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10/14/20 09:32 PM
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Oldrabbit
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Alternator. Try to find an auto electric shop to repair it. Cast, I tried to get an alternator shop to repair one off of a 2011 Toyota 4Runner and he said I could buy a rebuilt cheaper than he could rebuild it. He said the older ones were easy to rebuild, but the newer ones were a pain and expensive. He suggested Auto Zone or O'Rilley, etc. as he could order me one but not get close to their price. I got one at Auto Zone with a lifetime warranty. The battery was 5 years old so my wife driving it till is quit finished the battery too. I did the voltage test with the engine running and the alternator guy tested it as bad.
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: BigDozer66]
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10/14/20 09:39 PM
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hopalong
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Not sure if it works in newer vehicles but I know in my old 86 pickup you could start the truck, unhook the battery and if the truck died then the alternator was bad, if it stayed running the battery was the problem. I just replaced the OEM battery on my 2014 F150 a week or so ago.  They don't last forever.  me too, only got 6 yrs out of it, dangit! 
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
#13731223
10/14/20 09:41 PM
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hopalong
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change battery, biggest, baddest mamajama that will fit, start truck, voltmeter should show 13.5 or better charge voltage, if it does you are good on alt. if not, new/rebuilt alt.
as cheap as oriellys or the zone are, replace both and be done with it.
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: spazm09]
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10/14/20 09:42 PM
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Derek 🐝
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Not sure if it works in newer vehicles but I know in my old 86 pickup you could start the truck, unhook the battery and if the truck died then the alternator was bad, if it stayed running the battery was the problem. We did this on our 1954 fork lift today. It has a 292 Ford V8 engine. And the test showed the alternator was shot. Auto Zone test confirmed it.
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
#13731228
10/14/20 09:46 PM
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hopalong
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25.00 battery load tester, best for checking batteries ![[Linked Image]](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/5e45d63a-bf9b-4ba9-ae68-67ad5e3565a0_2.4c368b85598754735d9dcbed951dc8d6.jpeg)
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
#13731327
10/14/20 11:15 PM
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McLovin’
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Thanks guys...guess I’ll replace both and be done with it
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
#13731340
10/14/20 11:25 PM
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Beak47
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Ft Worth Starter and Generator in the past worked for me for rebuild. If you dont want to spend $500 for OEM try DB Electric online..... Camry Alternator was $170. Really fast shipping!
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: Beak47]
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10/14/20 11:28 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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Ft Worth Starter and Generator in the past worked for me for rebuild. If you dont want to spend $500 for OEM try DB Electric online..... Camry Alternator was $170. Really fast shipping! Second on db electric. They have everything.
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: hopalong]
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10/15/20 12:40 AM
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Dubee
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Not sure if it works in newer vehicles but I know in my old 86 pickup you could start the truck, unhook the battery and if the truck died then the alternator was bad, if it stayed running the battery was the problem. I just replaced the OEM battery on my 2014 F150 a week or so ago. They don't last forever. me too, only got 6 yrs out of it, dangit! Just about time to replace mine in my 2014. Getting a little weak
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
#13731472
10/15/20 01:22 AM
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Duke 22
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Re: Battery or Alternator
[Re: McLovin’]
#13731641
10/15/20 09:26 AM
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blooper961
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Alternator but sometimes they fry the battery
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