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Battery dying. Battery load test and alternator good

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by dknappert, Oct 16, 2015.

  1. Oct 16, 2015 at 9:33 AM
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    dknappert

    dknappert [OP] Well-Known Member

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    My battery has been dying lately and its only a year old autolite. I brought it to the carquest shop and they said it tested good. Then they tested the alternator and said it wasn't recharging the battery. I just had the alternator rebuilt 400 miles ago, so i took it out and brought it back, they ran a test and said it was running fine... I checked my fuses under the hood and they were all good too... Any ideas?
     
  2. Oct 16, 2015 at 4:07 PM
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    Drivesector

    Drivesector Well-Known Member

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    Put meter on battery, what does it read? Start truck, what does it read?
     
  3. Oct 18, 2015 at 6:20 AM
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    dknappert

    dknappert [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I figured it out. I cut the green wire for the fog light mod so I could splice the 3 wires together. I left it cut for a couple days cause I couldn't find the tools to finish the mod. Somehow that wire being cut caused the alternator to stop charging the battery.
     

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