Check the battery on a load tester. I had a similar problem on my Blazer
last year. The plates had gone bad. It was good on the voltage, but it
wouldn't maintain the amperage output. I had it on a trickle charger for
36 hours and it didn't do anything. Your LAPS should be able to load test
it, most of the time for free. Good luck.
Kevin Lake 56 napco/burb GMC
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> From: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Generator/battery question
> Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 5:16 PM
>
> This one should be easy for someone who knows about such things. I
don't.
> My ammeter stays right in the middle all the time, unless I turn on the
> headlights, then it drops to the - side, and stays there until I turn off
> the lights. Then it jumps back to the middle. I just made a trip around
> the neighborhood, and the truck ran fine. Had the lights on, they stayed
> bright, engine temp got up to about 180 and stayed. Everything was fine.
>
> But after I turned the motor off, then tried to re-start, the battery was
> dead. Would not turn the engine over. Hooked up the cables to my other
> truck, and it started right up. Checked the battery, and is showed just
> below 13 volts. Checked the generator, and at idle put out 13 volts. As
I
> increased the rpms, the generator increased the voltage accordingly. But
> when I check the ammeter with the engine reved up, there is no change.
It
> just stays in the middle, unless I turn on the lights, then it drops to
> the - side. I believe that as I rev the engine, the ammeter should move
to
> the + side. Correct? Is it possible that although the generator is
putting
> out voltage, it is not charging the battery, and how can I check this?
>
> Thanks-
>
> Smokey
> '50 3600 5-window
>
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