85 Ram50 2.0 newish Weber, no ac
I went to the lumber yard and as usual I left it idling, then it died like it was struggling for fuel as I was walking back up to it.
They were real helpful, got me some water because it was hot, then some gas in case the fuel gauge was off then they jumped me and that was the trick.
So this battery is a couple years old and good, I have left the lights on until the bat died then traded in another battery to start it and put this one back in and it kept running and the alternator charged it back up.
Could it have been the heat? The needle was vertical leaning right when it died and the overflow was down low. Or could it be that my alternator is going out and the battery was drained? It looks old, not original but old. When it started I just bee lined it home.
Are the ones on Rock Auto the best choice or should I go for one with higher output? Those look like 45amp.
Edit- I was also suspecting a rubber gas line being sucked closed by the manual pump in the hot weather. Its 80ish today. Since I made it home I expect any fault in the alternator is intermittent.
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