so went out to dinner drove about 10 miles truck ran like a champ, come out from pizza hut, jump back in the truck have it running for about 3 mins, Gen Light comes on... im like wtf... i no its fine.. then thinking back i jumped a buddies truck today, now im thinking i messed something up.. im hoping it was a freak thing and it decides to go away.. (although deep inside im doubting this).. so i have a feeling i gotta check the gen belt and if not check the charging system.. JOY! any tips or advice appreciated thanks guys.

 

Stupid question but whats a GEN light?

 

ha to be honest i had no idea at first either.. im sitting there letting the truck warm up, look down at the gauges and i see just inside the take in big ugly red letters ... GEN... im like ok wtf .. go to the manual go to the section about instruments.. find that it means generator and it says quote, this light should come on when key is on, then should go off once truck is running, if it does not, check your generator belt and then check your entire charging system... and well here i am. lol

 

So its an alternator light? They having used "generators" in years lol. You would think they would update that

 

thats what my buddy said.. i go wtf is gen.. he goes generator?? im like dude if its ne thing like harleys.. there is no generator just an alternator... hes like uhmmm.. then why does it say GEN for Generator.. im like shut up its not the generator.. like behold.. the manual says GENERATOR!!!!

 

*bump*

 

Look at your battery gauge. Is the system charging? Are you above 14v when the truck is running?

 

yep the whole time the truck is running its above 14. when the trucks key is on its just barely below 14. it never drops below the "green" zone

 

Make sure you havent had a leak of some kind under the hood. I know when my water pump bit the dust, it threw coolant all over under the hood. When it did it soaked the alternator causing the belt to slip on the pulley. Once it dried out, it was fine. It did the same thing a couple days later when i went to the car wash to get rid of all the coolant in the engine bay.

 

hmm.. alright ill go have a quick look-see