Ford Superduty battery and charging issue
Yesterday, I had my small utility trailer on the hitch of my 2003 F-250. I had dropped the trailer off and then put it back on the ball. Since it was near nightfall, I checked for running lights on th...
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Yes time for a new alternator.
Most alternators come with a warning to avoid starting the engine until after the battery is fully charged.
The alternator giving up yesterday probably had nothing to do with the trailer being pulled. More that it is 10+ years old.
My buddy jump started a large crane once. It was only a short time later that he needed to replace the alternator. From that time on, I have always jump started the other cars by leaving my engine running while charging their battery, then shut off my car before attempting to start their car. This prevents my alternator from having the 300+ amp load of starting another car on it! Instead the jumped car can use my 600 CCA rated battery for a few seconds.
Fred.
Most alternators come with a warning to avoid starting the engine until after the battery is fully charged.
The alternator giving up yesterday probably had nothing to do with the trailer being pulled. More that it is 10+ years old.
My buddy jump started a large crane once. It was only a short time later that he needed to replace the alternator. From that time on, I have always jump started the other cars by leaving my engine running while charging their battery, then shut off my car before attempting to start their car. This prevents my alternator from having the 300+ amp load of starting another car on it! Instead the jumped car can use my 600 CCA rated battery for a few seconds.
Fred.
