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Battery meter Question

Old Jun 24, 2008
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Battery meter Question

My battery meter runs at above normal volts, but not yet in the red section, is this alright? what could possibly be causing this?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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Can you get a volt meter and check your battery voltage with the engine running. This will confirm if there is actually a problem or the gauge in the truck is just being stupid.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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i can get one, but i would have to go buy one, and alot of my gauges are already bein dumb, empty fuel is at 1/8 of a tanke rather than on E, and the oil pressure gauge is always slightly below the mid range, but always in the NORMAL zone
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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I believe autozone rents multi-meters for free. Give them a call and see if they have them.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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sh*t i was just there not 20 minutes ago, d@mn, maybe tomorrow, i've been runnin it like this for a while, another day won't hurt
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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well you give them money for the tool and when you drop if back off you get your money back.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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i could do it right in the parking lot couldnt i?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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ACtually I think they can check it for you for free. But yeah you pay for the price of the tool and then when you return it they give you it all back. Its called a deposit
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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The oil pressure isn't really a gauge. It is a dummy. It will only read middle or nothing. If there is more than I believe 7psi, it shows middle. Less than 7psi shows nothing. Its stupid.

That is also normal for the fuel gauge.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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ACtually I think they can check it for you for free. But yeah you pay for the price of the tool and then when you return it they give you it all back. Its called a deposit
LOL, i understand the concept of a deposit, i live in michigan there are deposits on basically all carbonated beverages, im just saying if i have them do it i wont have to pay the deposit
 
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