Jimmy T
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Does the 100,000 mi. warrenty cover batteries and alternator? My battery light is coming on when I get over 1400 rpms.
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nope.only the engineJimmy T said:
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Batteries look good on the truck, I wonder what could be the problem. As soon as I get at about 1400 rpms the battery light comes on.
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No, I haven't checked it. Forgive me but how would I go about doing that without taking it somewhere?
Jimmy i dont know if they can COMPLETELY test it while its
still mounted to the truck...BUT...the local auto parts place
should be able to BENCH test it for output.
i know autozone does it, maybe others too.
do you have the single or dual alternator ?
also you say the batteries LOOK good...have you tested 'em ?
autozone etc can test them too...if they need replacement REPLACE
THEM BOTH.
still mounted to the truck...BUT...the local auto parts place
should be able to BENCH test it for output.
i know autozone does it, maybe others too.
do you have the single or dual alternator ?
also you say the batteries LOOK good...have you tested 'em ?
autozone etc can test them too...if they need replacement REPLACE
THEM BOTH.
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Had to get a new alternator and went ahead and got 2 new batteries. Set me back $460 but maybe I won't have any more problems. It seems early for my truck to have a bad alternator to me but I don't know.
Jimmy where do you live, how many miles on your truck...have you
had a recent cold snap ? to you tow a trailer / charge trailer batteries...
ALL of these things (not to mention any additional load like a multi
amp sound system) will impact the life of the alternator and possibly
the batteries.
had a recent cold snap ? to you tow a trailer / charge trailer batteries...
ALL of these things (not to mention any additional load like a multi
amp sound system) will impact the life of the alternator and possibly
the batteries.
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I live in south GA so we don't really get cold snaps, but it did get cooler(if you call hi 80's and low 60's cooler). I don't tow anything or have a fancy amp or sound system but I bought the truck used last year with 42,000 miles on it. I have no idea what the previous owner did because I purchased it at an auction. I have put around 20,000 road miles on it since I bought but I baby the truck.
