Ifyasquintitsmint
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- Joined
- Sep 7, 2022
- Posts
- 60
- Reaction score
- 31
- Location
- Denver
- First Name
- Chris
- Truck Year
- 1984
- Truck Model
- K10
- Engine Size
- 305
My truck died while driving yesterday to pick up some furniture. Died on a non bumpy road going like 40. Pulled over and popped the hood. On a whim I jumped the terminals on the firewall, because i know they get constant 12V and that worked prior when my alt crapped the bed, it started back up and drove the rest of the 60mins without issue.
Drove it there and back home no issues, alt read fine, no weird noises etc.
I had to swap in a new alt and the new alt has been consistently charging at 14.9-15.3V running. My prior alt hit 17V driving a few weeks ago, the truck died when I pulled over and I had to jump the terminals on the firewall.
My prior electrical work on this truck has been to replace the fusible links on the truck, put new cables on the battery, I installed a few electrical components (power locks etc), and a new ignition switch on a prior no start.
The truck hasn’t done it since, but I’m kind of worried driving on the highway and having the power brakes go out.
I was thinking since it just died (still had headlights) it’s likely electrical somewhere between the firewall and battery. Going to double check the connections and verify they are tight. The grounds have all been cleaned recently.
Trucks going under the knife for some suspension work so if I can hit this at the same time it’ll be great
Drove it there and back home no issues, alt read fine, no weird noises etc.
I had to swap in a new alt and the new alt has been consistently charging at 14.9-15.3V running. My prior alt hit 17V driving a few weeks ago, the truck died when I pulled over and I had to jump the terminals on the firewall.
My prior electrical work on this truck has been to replace the fusible links on the truck, put new cables on the battery, I installed a few electrical components (power locks etc), and a new ignition switch on a prior no start.
The truck hasn’t done it since, but I’m kind of worried driving on the highway and having the power brakes go out.
I was thinking since it just died (still had headlights) it’s likely electrical somewhere between the firewall and battery. Going to double check the connections and verify they are tight. The grounds have all been cleaned recently.
Trucks going under the knife for some suspension work so if I can hit this at the same time it’ll be great
