Never assume anything! Always verify!!!

***vitalidle*** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 02:20 AM

Well I learned a good lesson yesterday! Last week I noticed my truck wasn't quite turning over like it should...well a couple of days later I just barely got my truck started in the morning. I never had a batt light on the dash. I checked my batteries and they both were dead. So I assumed with no battery light it was my 7 year old batteries....wrong

$ 200 bucks for new batts and 3 days later same problem. This time I broke out the meter and verified it was my alternator. I could have saved a couple hundred bucks if I would have taken the time to diagnose a bit, and load test the batts. I guess I can't really be too upset as they were 7 year old batts, and a lesson learned. I still can't figure out why I didn't get a light on the dash?

***NCHornet*** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 06:08 AM

Yeah you should have gotten a light, besides don't you have a volt meter? What was it showing? The new batteries should take a charge back with no problem. For a good alt I would contact DB Electrical, they make awesome alt and starters.

NCH

Stroked7.3 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 07:05 AM

Mine never lit a dash light when one of my batteries went out either

Benwood · #4 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 07:27 AM

my light never came on when my alt went out on my o3 eventually low voltage caused the 5r110 to attempt to engage a couple gears at once, so two batteries an alternator and a transmission is what that cost me...

***vitalidle*** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2009, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by NCHornet

Yeah you should have gotten a light, besides don't you have a volt meter? What was it showing? The new batteries should take a charge back with no problem. For a good alt I would contact DB Electrical, they make awesome alt and starters.

NCH

Nope no volt meter on my truck. I trickled the batteries as I had to wait a day to get an alternator. I went with a rebuilt. Time will tell if it was a good move or not. $345 vs $180 I thought I would take the chance.

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Originally Posted by Stroked7.3

Mine never lit a dash light when one of my batteries went out either

Yeah strange I didn't get one either and that is what bothers me the most other then the fact I didn't dig deeper before I bought the batts

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Originally Posted by Benwood

my light never came on when my alt went out on my o3 eventually low voltage caused the 5r110 to attempt to engage a couple gears at once, so two batteries an alternator and a transmission is what that cost me...

Ouch....well I guess I shouldn't complain one bit then! Was it under warrenty?