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My Dakota 4.7l is electrically overloading, I believe it is a braided ground wire from the body to ??? Can anyone help me please?
 
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Old Dec 26, 2024 | 08:51 PM
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What is it actually doing?? Is your volt meter spiking? Got wires smoking?
 
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[QUOTE=HeyYou;3599705]What is it actually doing?? Is your volt meter spiking? Got wires smoking?[/QUOTE-yes the volt meter is spiking.
 
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Yes the volt meter is spiking. I believe it's the ground strap from the body to ???
 
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Yes the volt meter is spiking.
 
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I believe it's the braided ground strap from body to frame that's just hanging down underneath.
 
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What is it actually doing?? Is your volt meter spiking? Got wires smoking?
Yes spiking
 
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Ground strap won't do that. You either have a bad alternator, or failed voltage regulator. Unfortunately, the voltage regulator is part of the PCM.....
 
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Thanks, I was just thinking the same about that being the alternator but I thought the voltage regulator was inside the alternator. PCM is on the tranny or control box?
 
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Probably under the hood, on the passenger side firewall.... I think. Powertrain Control module.
 
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