Battery Trouble After New Alternator

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Author Message   Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) Member Username: Jpg2esq Post Number: 78 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 02:08 pm:    Put a new Enegizer battery a few weeks ago after installing my third alternator in a month. Truck/alternator is charging fine according to the gauge and runs great, but two weeks into the new alternator the battery is dead or low enough that I can't start without a jump at times. This has happened 4 or 5 times over the past month. Bad Battery? I think its got 660CCA and was the replacement per the book.   Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) Member Username: Jpg2esq Post Number: 79 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 09:56 pm:    Went ahead and turned in the energizer for an optima red top. Lets see what happens.   Bill K (Bill_k) Member Username: Bill_k Post Number: 194 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:23 am:    If youre using a rebuilt alternator, thats probably your problem (the alterator, not the battery).   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 895 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 03:23 pm:    Alternator - not charging and the truck is pulling juice from the battery to run the electrics - at least partially so. Bill