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Great White Taco build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by fatfurious2, Mar 28, 2016.

  1. May 5, 2022 at 5:37 PM
    geekhouse23

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  2. May 5, 2022 at 5:43 PM
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    I dont know what it could be then. Alternator is a couple weeks old. Battery is 3.5 years.

    Maybe I need to go for a nice long drive to get things charged up? Ive only been doing city driving to work.
     
  3. May 5, 2022 at 5:50 PM
    geekhouse23

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    You could go spelunking with a multimeter
     
  4. May 5, 2022 at 5:51 PM
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    You could pull it and have the experts at AutoZone test it
     
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  5. May 5, 2022 at 5:55 PM
    fatfurious2

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    Man, I had to pull it to replace alternator. Even for stock, its a heavy bitch. I have it date stamped 12/2019
     
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  6. May 5, 2022 at 5:56 PM
    geekhouse23

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    Believe me, I know.

    What was it at idle before the alternator swap?
     
  7. May 5, 2022 at 5:59 PM
    fatfurious2

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    I dont remember, maybe 14.1-3 ?
     
  8. May 5, 2022 at 6:22 PM
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    w.adventures Adventure is out there

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    Bad replacement alternator? It should be putting out more than that.
     
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  9. May 5, 2022 at 6:30 PM
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    That was my thought
     
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  10. May 5, 2022 at 6:33 PM
    fatfurious2

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    Its been a few weeks though?

    Could it be that I havent driven on the highway for more than a couple weeks? like battery is dying and hasnt been getting a decent charge?
     
  11. May 5, 2022 at 6:34 PM
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    What’s that have to do with anything?
     
  12. May 5, 2022 at 6:36 PM
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    like if ive only been driving at under 45mph, then the battery isnt getting fully charged. My Scangauge isnt reading alternator volts, its reading battery volts
     
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  14. May 6, 2022 at 12:44 AM
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  15. May 6, 2022 at 8:40 AM
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    Oh I didn’t know it was non AGM. Should have with your “standard battery” wording. I think that voltage is pretty good then. Shouldn’t a standard battery be around 12.6volts?
     
  16. May 6, 2022 at 8:58 AM
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    I am not sure.

    But on the drive home from work this morning, Scangauge said 14.0-2 all the way (2.6 miles). I just woke up, but im going to take it for a long highway drive today to charge the battery
     
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  17. May 6, 2022 at 12:34 PM
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    Hey Dave did you switch yer Dakars to Deavers yet??














    Worth it:thumbsup:
     
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  18. May 6, 2022 at 12:37 PM
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    Sure is!!
     
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  19. May 6, 2022 at 1:34 PM
    fatfurious2

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    I have them but haven't switched yet. My driveway has a slight slope to it, it always sketches me out when i put the truck up on stands. Im going to reach out to @Mojo Jojo or possibly @LocoLocal to use their flat driveways soon
     
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  20. May 6, 2022 at 1:50 PM
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    I was dealing with similar situation in my driveway, slope and some angle. By the way, Deaver leafs so much heavier than Dakars!!
    As for ubolts, I've gotten 8.875" ones ( edit with Durobumps flip kit from OptOffRoad) and cut them down ~ 1/2"
     
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