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Why does battery lite in your truck comes on and off only after the truck has warmed up had new alternator and batteries replaced about a month ago?
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I have nearly the same problem on a powerstroke 7.3 1997. the red dash light comes on during glowplug use, the voltage is 10.9 to 11 volts, It also comes on when running at higher engine revs, 1700 or thereabouts in the lower gears while the truck is run around the town (60 Klicks) the voltage is then reading about 14.4.i a ground has been added by a previous owner from the alternator to the body. I am going toadd a braided copper ground strap body to the frame and see if that will do anything
you may want to check the voltage regulator I do not know if the are still seprate from the alternators or not but it is worth a shot. The last Ford I had it was seprate.
I have not looked on my newer one yet.
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Does putting batteries in the fridge keep them fresh?
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fuel pump or the ignition module needs to be replaced
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