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Battery / Alt ?

Old Aug 6, 2020 | 06:43 AM
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Default Battery / Alt ? 96 2500 5.9L V8 360-Gas

Hi Guys,
My Ram’s battery keeps dying while driving or while sitting for a few days. I’ve already replaced the Distributor Assembly Thingy and had a new Crankshaft positioning sensor put in. I Also had a new Alternator (120Amp-same as had before) put in and replaced the battery with a new Red Top.

I drove it around town for about an hour or so and it was fine at first but then it slowly started running rough. When I went to park it, it acted like it was gonna dye and so I turned it off and when I went to roll the windows up the truck was dead.

Help!! What could be causing this issue??



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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 08:35 AM
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Is the alternator actually charging the battery? What does the volt gauge have to say when the engine is running?
 
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