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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Since last night the battery light in my truck began to flicker on and off. The alternator was replaced about a year ago, and the amp gauge in the truck is reading in the normal range. What else would be causing the battery light to come on intermittently??
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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If your connections are all clean & tight, you probably have internal diode on the ropes, lookin for a 10 count. An unhealthy battery will take out an alternator pretty quick, so have it load tested. Not just tested. Load tested! Test the alt's hot to ground when the lights on & off. You can have the alt. bench check too.

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