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battery/alt?

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This morning I go to start my truck and i get nothing but a clicking. So it was original acdelco battery in my 02 crew. bought new batt and i think it may be the alternator. When i rev up and let off truck about stalls out and the batt gauge oil pressure and the odeometor lights get real dim then the truck will idle up a lil and all gauges go back to norm... how hard is alternator change?
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Post by JaVeRo »

I have had the same problem before. It seems to straighten up after driving a little bit. I think it's the computer relearning the operating parameters. That's what I tell my wife anyway. Changing the alternator is easy but considering the age on your old battery I would drive it some first.

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Post by 04crewvt »

I would take the truck to an auto parts store like Auto Zone or such that can bench test the alternator for you if you can't do it yourself with a multimeter. You will kill a new battery in hours if the alternator is not working and you are running strictly off the battery possibly leaving you stranded on the side of the road.
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seems to be ok now after driving batt gauge stays about 24 autozone says alt. is good 14.3 volts charging and pushin 52 amps...
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What is showing 24??
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Post by fallvitals »

idk.. the few times i had the clicking sound you just descirbed, i messed up and left my interior lights on, and the battery was low. The other, my battery was dead (needed replaced).
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sorry typo meant batt gauge stays on 14 everything seems ok so far ..