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Posted on Apr 21, 2009

Trouble on startup

If i leave my truk for about 10 hours without running the battery doesnt have enough juice to start. i think the alt is fine and the battery seems to hold a charge during the day stop and go erands and such but overnite it dies. my alarm has gone off for no reason, my alarm flasher light sometimes stays on, and sometimes i arm my alarm and then it beeps about 10 seconds later for no reason. if i turn the alarm on the battery seems to die quicker.

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Sounds like alarm isnt ground properly..

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