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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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Truck started acting funny, (not ha ha funny). It would just about die when dropping to an idle at times, didn't seem quite right when starting. Seemed to take a little longer that it used to.
I started thinking (usually not a good thing). Had this truck 7 1/2 years and haven't had to put a battery in it. So I did. It's doing like it should now. It sure is amazing to this old man how these computer controlled vehicles act some times. Batteries sure have jumped up in price!!
 

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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Your plenum is blown, battery is only temporary fix. LOL JK Yea these trucks need a strong battery to keep them running right.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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+1, just went through this ordeal. I also noticed my truck was starting a little funny, until one night I got in, turned the key, and nothing happened. My battery only had 14 cold cranking amps (supposed be 750), so I went and bought a new battery, and had my alternator tested as well, turned out I had an open diode which was causing erratic charging (sometimes too much charge, sometimes not enough), so I replaced it with a 136 amp alt just for good measure, and now all is well.
 
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