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Sent to Car Experts September 18, 2005 1:00 p.m.
my 85 Dodge Ram truck will not keep a charge, my son has replaced alternator 5 times and voltage regulator 3 times and I have a new battery. where do I go from here ?
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Status: Closed   Value: $8   
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September 18, 2005 1:06 p.m. (6 minutes and 15 seconds later)
Is it dying while being driven or after it sets overnight?

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Sent September 18, 2005 1:24 p.m. (18 minutes and 6 seconds later)
It gets weaker and weaker when you drive it.
IF you cut it off, it will not recrank, normally.
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September 18, 2005 1:42 p.m. (17 minutes and 25 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
That souunds like a bad alternator or related wirinng. Get the battery charged and you can test the charging system with a digital voltmeter across the battery. With the engine running, loads off, it should read between 13.5 and 14.8volts if the alternator is working.

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