BobMassive
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Hello.
My volt gauge is reading low. Cleaned it, tightened it and it still reads in yellow before and during starting. It is just into the green while running. I have manual glow plugs. So I started testing...
Batteries (off) read 12.6
Front batt (running) read 14.5
back reads 14.8
Across both reads 29.3
Is this indicative of a charging problem or am I making something out of nothing?
On Gen 2 (passenger) the red wire (off) reads 25.5
Brown wire (on) reads 15.3
The large red wire reads 24.8
Is the brown wire at fault?
On Gen 1 (driver) the red wire (off) reads 12.7
Brown wire (on) reads 8.02
The Large red wire reads 12.55
The brown wire again?
Sorry if this is confusing. I can do the tests and follow the other threads but just cant make sense of the numbers. The truck runs fine otherwise. I have cleaned the grounds but havent traced anything beyond the alternators yet.
So what do I look at next?
thank you
My volt gauge is reading low. Cleaned it, tightened it and it still reads in yellow before and during starting. It is just into the green while running. I have manual glow plugs. So I started testing...
Batteries (off) read 12.6
Front batt (running) read 14.5
back reads 14.8
Across both reads 29.3
Is this indicative of a charging problem or am I making something out of nothing?
On Gen 2 (passenger) the red wire (off) reads 25.5
Brown wire (on) reads 15.3
The large red wire reads 24.8
Is the brown wire at fault?
On Gen 1 (driver) the red wire (off) reads 12.7
Brown wire (on) reads 8.02
The Large red wire reads 12.55
The brown wire again?
Sorry if this is confusing. I can do the tests and follow the other threads but just cant make sense of the numbers. The truck runs fine otherwise. I have cleaned the grounds but havent traced anything beyond the alternators yet.
So what do I look at next?
thank you
