Well after I got the battery charged and moved the alternator back so belt was straight I got it started again! Only problem was that the alternator wasn't charging. Was looking at a You tube video and had to "excite" the alternator. That is taking a jumper wire and holding it on the stud, while just bumping the one terminal under the black rubber cover. It worked! Was charging a little over 7 volts on a fast idle. Shut the truck off and started it later and same thing happened. Had to excite the alternator again. Hope I don't have to do that each time I start the truck. Thanks for all the info. Ammeter doesn't show that it is charging though? Will have to look into this a little further.


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Old Blue
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