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battery advice? or is it the alternator?
yesterday I was in my truck and it was getting a little hot while I was idling (215 degrees), so I shut it off and then like 5 mins later It wouldnt start again, at this point I thought mabye the starter got hot and wasent working, so I went home for a couple hrs then went back to the truck and it wouldnt start still. It would start to turn over but then just stop. So today I had a friend jump me and that worked. I decied to drive around for a while to recharge the battery but the truck died while I was making a U turn 5 minutes later. So I jumped it again and it died after like 2 mins of driving ( across the street from my house luckley). could this be the altranator? also I have noticed that every time I start it there is a possability its not gonna start because the battery is dying or just not cranking enough? the battery has 700 cranking power and 550 cold. Do I need a better battery for a motor that is built up like mine? any advice would be awesome!
P.S. sorry for the long post just trying to give some detal.
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70 SWB 481 ci, TH-400, Edlebrok Victor Jr. intake, Holley street avenger 770, Dynomax ceramic coated headers. Dual flowmasters. and only 3516134 more little things to do.
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10-09-2003, 10:05 PM
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