What is wrong with my truck

Asked by Overwelmed Oct 11, 2020 at 10:08 PM about the 1977 Ford F-100

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I jumped my truck it run than I trunk it of and it's
dead I replaced the wire that was smoking and I
replaced the alternator and the battery but yet it
still does the same thing but the charger on it
charge the battery up start it up let it run to charge
the battery more turn the truck off and start it
back up and it was dead what is wrong with it

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lincolnscott49 answered 4 years ago

Well first of all if you jumpstart a vehicle with a low charged battery you can cause an overload in the alternator regulator. Hence burn up the alternator. Charge the battery fully and have the alternator checked to make sure it is putting out 14.5 amps. If putting out more on a fully charged battery then you have a shorted circuit.

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